Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 22
22
Rejected
Paragraph: 131
The purpose of Right to Buy is to introduce a route into homeownership, and not...
Conclusion
The purpose of Right to Buy is to introduce a route into homeownership, and not reduce the number of social homes or to supplement the private rented sector.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government rejects the implication that Right to Buy should not lead to homes supplementing the private rented sector, stating that tenants who have bought their homes should have the same freedoms as other homeowners, including letting their property.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Paragraph Reference:
131
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government · verbatim extract
Rejected
Otherwise, the Government believes that tenants who have bought their homes under the Right to Buy should have the same freedoms as other homeowners, including on letting of the property.
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