Right to Buy policy framework

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government scheme homeownership policy housing policy

The Right to Buy policy framework is a UK government scheme that allows eligible social housing tenants to purchase their homes at a discount, aiming to increase homeownership.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government scheme ⓘ
homeownership policy ⓘ
housing policy ⓘ
administeredBy local authorities ⓘ
registered social landlords ⓘ
appliesTo council housing tenants ⓘ
social housing tenants ⓘ
some housing association tenants ⓘ
benefit purchase discount on property price ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
criticisedFor contributing to housing affordability pressures ⓘ
reducing social housing stock ⓘ
discountDependsOn length of tenancy ⓘ
type of property ⓘ
discountType percentage reduction from market value ⓘ
feature eligibility criteria based on tenancy length ⓘ
exclusions for certain types of housing ⓘ
maximum discount cap ⓘ
requirement that property is self-contained ⓘ
requirement that property is tenant’s only or main home ⓘ
geographicScope England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Northern Ireland (with variations)

Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Scotland (historically, before abolition)

Wales (historically, before abolition) ⓘ
hasCondition possible restrictions on resale ⓘ
repayment of some discount if property sold within specified period ⓘ
hasOutcome reduction in number of council-owned homes ⓘ
transfer of ownership from public to private sector ⓘ
implementedThrough statutory right for qualifying tenants to buy ⓘ
introducedBy Conservative government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: UK Conservative government
introducedUnderPrimeMinister Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
legalBasis Housing Act 1980 ⓘ
policyArea homeownership ⓘ
housing tenure ⓘ
social housing ⓘ
purpose enable social tenants to buy their homes ⓘ
increase homeownership ⓘ
relatedConcept social housing privatisation ⓘ
tenants’ purchase rights ⓘ
relatedPolicy Right to Acquire ⓘ
requires Right to Buy application to landlord ⓘ
completion of conveyancing process ⓘ
tenant not be in serious rent arrears ⓘ
valuation of the property ⓘ
startDate 1980 ⓘ
supportedFor expanding property ownership ⓘ
promoting individual asset accumulation ⓘ
targetGroup long-term social tenants ⓘ

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