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Written question asked by Robin Walker (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 October 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 October 2015. It was answered by Brandon Lewis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 October 2015 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Social Rented Housing: Worcester

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of households in Worcester eligible to purchase their homes under (a) the right to buy, (b) the retained right to buy, (c) the right to purchase and (d) the new voluntary right to buy agreement with registered social landlords.

Answer

The total numbers of local authority and private registered provider (housing association) dwellings by local authority district can be found in Live Table 100 which is available to download at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants This shows the numbers as at 1 April 2014, a proportion of which may have the Right to Buy, Preserved Right to Buy, the Right to Acquire or may become eligible with the voluntary agreement with housing associations depending on exemptions and eligibility of tenants.

Data on the numbers of right to buy sales by district up to June 2015 can be found in Live Table 691 which is available to download at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
11667
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Social rented housing Right to buy scheme Worcester
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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