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Shared Ownership Schemes

Commons · Question 121146 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 1 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider creating a mandatory buyback scheme for owners of shared ownership homes.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 1 Apr 2026

Landlords have the option to buy back homes where shared owners are unable to sell due to building safety issues, and they can use their own resource or Recycled Capital Grant Funding to do so. Shared ownership providers are independent bodies, and decisi...