NHF demands guarantees over Right to Buy replacements

David Cameron’s plans to extend Right to Buy must come with a guarantee to build at least one new rented social home for each sold, said the National Housing Federation (NHF).

The organisation’s chief executive David Orr said: “Previously Right to Buy was great for those lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time to take advantage of it, but disastrous for those who later needed rented home and found a desperate shortage of social homes.

“We cannot allow that to happen again. There must be a cast iron guarantee that at least one new rented home is built for each one sold under Right to Buy.

“We're pleased that the government plans to make publicly-owned brownfield land available to kick start housebuilding. It should be made available free to housing associations in order to allow them to build desperately needed affordable homes.”