Laura Sharman 11 December 2015

Figures show 11,000 housing association tenants apply to buy home

Nearly 200 housing association tenants every day are registering their interest to buy their property though the extended Right to Buy scheme, according to official figures.

The figures show that more than 11,000 tenants have already registered for the chance to buy their own home since the Government extended the scheme.

The figures also reveal that nearly 270,000 households have purchased a home through schemes such as Right to Buy and Help to Buy since 2010.

The Government said this has raised £230m for councils to build new homes.

Housing minister, Brandon Lewis, said: ‘We are determined to make people's aspiration for owning their own home a reality and these figures show the growing eagerness of tenants to take up their Right to Buy.’

SIGN UP
For your free daily news bulletin
Highways jobs

Social Worker

Durham County Council
Grade 9 - £36,581 - £40,444 / Grade 11 - £42,123 - £46,579 pro rata pa.
1 x Temporary post (30 hpw) maternity cover for 12 months or return of the substantive post holder. Make a real difference at the point where people Durham
Recuriter: Durham County Council

KS3 PE/Humanities Teacher

Durham County Council
£32,916 - £45,352 pay award pending
Required for 1 year from taking up post. The Woodlands is seeking to recruit a qualified teacher to educate  permanently excluded pupils from mainstr Ferryhill
Recuriter: Durham County Council

Contracts Assistant

Durham County Council
Grade 5 £27,274 - £29,542
A vacancy has arisen within Business Services for a full-time Contracts Assistant. This is temporary for 18 months initially.   WHATS INVOLVED? Thi Durham
Recuriter: Durham County Council

Caretaker

Durham County Council
£25,614 - £26,016 pro rata
Required from 2 November, 25 hrs per week. Split shifts Monday to Friday (2.5hrs am & 2.5hrs pm) To carry out a full range of duties to provide for h Durham
Recuriter: Durham County Council

Lunchtime Supervisor

Durham County Council
£25,614 pro rata
Required
Recuriter: Durham County Council
Linkedin Banner