2,845 sold – replaced by 930 –
not exactly a one for one replacement.
Sales
- in 2014
to 2015 - July to September (quarter 2), local authorities sold an
estimated 2,845 dwellings under the Right to Buy scheme; this is virtually
unchanged from the 2,846 sold in the same quarter of 2013 to 2014
- local authorities in London accounted for 32% of sales in 2014 to 2015 quarter 2; this is the second highest percentage recorded since quarterly statistics became available in 2006 to 2007 quarter 1 (the highest was in the previous quarter)
Receipts and starts on site
- in 2014
to 2015 quarter 2 local authorities received approximately £210 million
from Right to Buy sales, 17% higher than the £180 million in the same
quarter of 2013 to 2014
- the
average receipt per dwelling in 2014 to 2015 quarter 2 was £74,000, this
compares to £63,000 in the same quarter of 2013 to 2014
- there
were 930 dwellings started on site or were acquired in 2014 to 2015
quarter 2, 9% greater than the 851 starts on site recorded in the same
quarter of 2013 to 2014
