{"id":68999,"date":"2016-03-24T13:12:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T13:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=aa3e1c59379a39c0251f2a3f46479a50"},"modified":"2016-03-24T13:12:34","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T13:12:34","slug":"press-release-thousands-more-people-taking-up-their-right-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=68999","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Thousands more people taking up their Right to Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<ul>\n<li>50,000 households have now taken up their Right to Buy since 2012<\/li>\n<li>291,000 households supported into ownership by government backed schemes <\/li>\n<li>more affordable homes delivered for every additional home sold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nearly 50,000 households have now taken up their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/right-to-buy-buying-your-council-home\">Right to Buy<\/a> since the scheme was reinvigorated in 2012. <\/p>\n<p>This means 291,000 households have now been helped to purchase a home through government backed schemes &#8211; which also include <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helptobuy.gov.uk\/\">Help to Buy<\/a> &#8211; since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/right-to-buy-sales-in-england-october-to-december-2015\">latest figures<\/a> show more than 3,000 people bought under the Right to Buy scheme between October and December.<\/p>\n<p>And councils received \u00a3259 million from sales of homes which will go towards building additional homes.<\/p>\n<p>For every additional home sold under the Right to Buy a new additional affordable home is built which further increases the housing stock nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>There have now been nearly 5,000 starts on additional homes, exceeding the target for one for one additional sales.  <\/p>\n<p>Housing Minister Brandon Lewis said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We are determined that anyone who aspires to own their own home should have the opportunity to do so.<\/p>\n<p>These figures show people are still very keen to take up their Right to Buy and why we are now extending that opportunity to housing association tenants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Britain is building again and homes are being delivered following the sale of properties. Alongside this a thousand tenants are registering each week to join those who have already realised their dream to own their home.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistical-data-sets\/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales\">figures<\/a> show that the top 10 places taking up Right to Buy are Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield, London\u2019s Newham, London\u2019s Tower Hamlets, Wolverhampton, London\u2019s Southwark, Kingston Upon Hull and London\u2019s Barking.<\/p>\n<p>And the voluntary Right to Buy will extend the discounts currently enjoyed by council tenants to 1.3 million housing association tenants giving them the chance to own their home too.<\/p>\n<p>More than 25,000 housing association tenants have already registered their interest in taking up this option \u2013 with 1,000 registering their interest each week. <\/p>\n<p>The historic agreement between the government and housing associations also ensures an additional home will be built for every one sold nationally, significantly increasing supply across the country and 2 for 1 in London.  <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"further-information\">Further information<\/h2>\n<p>Latest figures show 291,000 households have now benefited from government backed schemes such as Right to Buy, Help to Buy and shared ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Since reinvigoration in April 2012 there have been 49,573 Right to Buy and preserved Right to Buy sales.<\/p>\n<p>The Right to Buy scheme gives qualifying social tenants the opportunity to buy their rented home at a discount.<\/p>\n<p>Under the reinvigorated Right to Buy, local authorities are now able to keep the receipts from additional Right to Buy sales to pay off debt and fund additional affordable housing.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1980, Right to Buy has helped nearly 2 million council tenants to realise their aspiration to own their home.<\/p>\n<p>Data is collected from a quarterly local authority return to the <abbr title=\"Department for Communities and Local Government\">DCLG<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>See <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ownyourhome.gov.uk\/\">more information<\/a> on a range of government schemes that make home-buying more affordable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"contact postal-address\" id=\"contact_40\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>Office address and general enquiries<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vcard contact-inner\">\n<p class=\"adr\">\n<span class=\"street-address\">2 Marsham Street<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLondon<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"postal-code\">SW1P 4DF<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-url-number\">\n<p class=\"contact_form_url\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Contact form<\/span><br \/>\n              <a href=\"http:\/\/forms.communities.gov.uk\/\">http:\/\/forms.communiti&#8230;<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">General enquiries:  please use this number if you are a member of the public<\/span><br \/>\n              030 3444 0000\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contact \" id=\"contact_171\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>Media enquiries<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vcard contact-inner\">\n<div class=\"email-url-number\">\n<p class=\"email\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Email<\/span><br \/>\n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:press.office@communities.gsi.gov.uk\">press.office@communities.gsi.gov.uk<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Please use this number if you&#8217;re a journalist wishing to speak to Press Office<\/span><br \/>\n              030 3444 1201\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 50,000 households have now taken up their Right to Buy since the scheme was reinvigorated in 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