Credit where it is due. This govt gets something almost right. Phasing out RTB is the best policy though.

Under the new rules, social housing tenants will have to wait 10 years, instead of three, before they can buy their home from a council or housing association.
Newly built social homes would be protected for 35 years and “hard-to-replace rural homes” would be exempt.

#RTB #Housing #DomesticAbuse
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/31/bill-social-tenants-domestic-abuse-housing-right-to-buy

New bill targets domestic abusers and overhauls right to buy in England

Social housing landlords to be able to evict perpetrators, while right-to-buy tenancy requirements to rise

The Guardian