Housing: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 68907 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to strengthen Section 157 of the Housing Act 1985 to prevent its circumvention through legal or administrative loopholes.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 24 Jul 2025
In November 2024, the government consulted on further reforms to the Right to Buy.A formal response to that consultation was published on 2 July 2025 and can be found on gov.uk here.As part of that response, the government noted arguments put forward by l...