Petitions/Review recent Right to Buy changes and consider reversing them
StatusOngoing
Opened2 Apr 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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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.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Sir Stephen Timms
1Sir Stephen Timms MP
East Ham
6
Sir Keir Starmer
2Sir Keir Starmer MP
Holborn and St Pancras
6
Kim Johnson
3Kim Johnson MP
Liverpool Riverside
3
Mr David Lammy
4Mr David Lammy MP
Tottenham
3
Rushanara Ali
5Rushanara Ali MP
Bethnal Green and Stepney
2
Jacob Collier
6Jacob Collier MP
Burton and Uttoxeter
2
Josh Newbury
7Josh Newbury MP
Cannock Chase
2
Feryal Clark
8Feryal Clark MP
Enfield North
2
Adam Thompson
9Adam Thompson MP
Erewash
2
David Pinto-Duschinsky
10David Pinto-Duschinsky MP
Hendon
2