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Shared Ownership Schemes: Greater London

Lords · Question HL7292 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 21 May 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Thornhill

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of potential barriers to registered providers using the Recycled Capital Funding Grant to fund buybacks of non-mortgageable shared ownership properties in London.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 21 May 2025

Social housing providers have the option to repurchase homes where shared owners are unable to sell due to building safety issues. They can use Recycled Capital Grant Funding or alternative resources to do so. This is not an automatic entitlement for shar...