Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Daniel Zeichner and Debbie Abrahams
Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab)
10. What the replacement rate of council homes sold through the right-to-buy scheme has been since 2012.
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab)
12. What the replacement rate of council homes sold through the right-to-buy scheme has been since 2012.
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Greg Clark)
Local authorities have three years from the date of sale of each home to replace the property. In the first year following the reinvigoration of the right to buy, there were 3,053 additional sales. Within two years—by the end of 2014-15—3,337 replacements were started or acquired.