Labour moves to safeguard the future of social housing

This week’s announcement of further reforms to the Right to Buy scheme marks an important and overdue step toward restoring balance in our housing system. For too long, the promise of social housing has been steadily eroded by a one-sided equation: homes sold off at a faster rate than they are replaced, leaving councils with dwindling stock and growing waiting lists. Labour’s changes are a clear signal that this imbalance will no longer be ignored.