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Petition · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Review recent Right to Buy changes and consider reversing them

Open for signatures 71 signatures

What the petition asks

We ask the Government to formally review recent changes to the Right to Buy scheme and consider reversing these where these amendments can be shown to have negatively affected long-term social housing tenants.
Recent changes have reduced discounts when buying a home under the right to buy scheme AND extended qualifying periods. In our view, many tenants planned long-term housing stability based on previous rules. We believe Parliament should assess whether these changes have had unintended consequences and consider reversing these changes if they show to disproportionately affect long-term social housing tenants.

Timeline

2 Apr 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 71
Status Open for signatures
Department Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Opened 2 Apr 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.