Housing Associations: Right to Buy

Baroness Howarth of Breckland Excerpts

Tuesday 9th June 2015 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Williams of Trafford]

My Lords, we have significantly dealt with the issue of empty properties. I shall get my noble friend the exact figures on the number of empty properties that have been brought back into use, but I can confirm to him that it is significant.

[Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB)]

My Lords, many of the houses developed through specialist housing associations have very expensive adaptations, many of them paid for by charitable donations and donors. Does the Minister not think that this is an area where there might be some protection to ensure that these houses move on to other severely disabled people when they are vacated?

[Baroness Williams of Trafford]

My Lords, I am sure the intention in this area will be set out in due course.