Housing and Planning Minister questioned on Right to Buy
14 December 2015
The Communities and Local Government Committee hears from Brandon Lewis MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning. The Committee discusses with Mr Lewis a number of issues that have arisen during the course of its inquiry and what he sees the role of housing associations being in the future.
- Watch Parliament TV: Housing Associations and Right to Buy
- Inquiry: Housing Associations and Right to Buy
- Communities and Local Government Committee
Witness
Tuesday 15 December 2015, Wilson Room, Portcullis House
At 9.45am
- Brandon Lewis MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Department for Communities and Local Government
Background
The Conservative Party's Manifesto and the subsequent Queen's Speech made commitments to extend the Right to Buy (which previously applied to council-owned properties) to all tenants of housing associations.
The National Housing Federation announced that it had reached an agreement with the Government to deliver the extended Right to Buy on a voluntary, non-legislative basis. The Housing and Planning Bill published on 13 October 2015 makes provision for this voluntary agreement.
Further information
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