Campaigning to challenge the voluntary right to buy agreement
Future Housing Review is an independent think tank tackling issues around Government housing policy
Here are some housing issues that are of particular interest:
Reforming shared ownership and developing graduated ownership as a new brand of tenure
Adopting standard-form documents to fast-track section 106 negotiations
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Reply from Gavin Barwell MP
See the Minister’s reply to our open letter of 2nd December. What do you make of it?
Right to Buy Extension – Plain Bad Policy.
In Part One of this article, we consider the origins of the Right to Buy extension policy.
In Part Two, we look at mistakes in the implementation of the policy and the likelihood of future blunders.
In Part Three, we set out a brief history of the policy to date.
Open letter to the Minister of State for Housing and Planning
See our open letter to the Minister, setting out the reasons why there should be a formal consultation on the RTB extension policy.
Letter from Gavin Barwell MP
See the reply from Gavin Barlow MP to our email dated 8th November 2016.
How did the right to buy extension go so wrong so quickly?
This article considers how VRTB policy is going off the rails, and suggests a simple alternative.
Counsels’ opinion on VRTB
Future Housing Review (supported by Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust) recently instructed Kelvin Rutledge QC and Ashley Bowes of Cornerstone Barristers in London to advise on the legal position concerning VRTB.
Campaign for public consultation on the VRTB framework
Should the emerging VRTB framework be scrutinised? Nigel Turner, director of Future Housing Review, puts forward the case for a public consultation.
Using covenants in a land sale contract to avoid VRTB
This note examines the possibility of a landowner using specific covenants to ensure that new affordable housing built on his or her land is maintained in perpetuity.
