Community Assets
Commons · Question 59266 · Tabled 11 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to (a) review and (b) strengthen the provisions of the Localism Act 2011 relating to the community right to bid; and if she will make an assessment o
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 16 Jun 2025
As part of the English Devolution Bill, the government has committed to legislate for a strong new ‘right to buy’ for valued community assets, replacing the current ‘right to bid’ that was introduced in the Localism Act 2011. This will give real power to ...