Written question asked by Gavin Williamson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 May 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 May 2023. It was answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 May 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Right to Buy Scheme: Midlands

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Voluntary Right to Buy Midlands pilot between 2018 and 2021.

Answer

The Government remains committed to the Right to Buy, which since 1980 has enabled over two million social housing tenants to become homeowners.

Any future announcements will be set out in the usual way.

The Voluntary Right to Buy Midlands pilot was independently evaluated by RSM Economic Consulting, with the report published in 2021.

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