In this episode, Rob sits down to speak with Neil Goodrich, the former chair of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Futures. Neil starts by providing a potted history of social housing and housing associations, in the UK. Then, explain the criteria for the right-to-buy scheme.

He and Rob then discuss the 2022 Social Housing White Paper. Focusing on what would happen if housing associations were forced to sell their stock off in a comparable way to the council house Right to Buy scheme.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• In 1981, in England, around 27% of homes fell into the social housing category.
• Now, only 16% of English housing stock is for social use.
• Right to Buy was made worse when the treasury took some of the receipts generated by those sales. Leaving councils with few funds to build new social housing.
• In the seventies, new building methods were used. Some of which were so bad that the houses only lasted a couple of decades.
• Now, most social housing is provided by housing associations.
• Right to buy is a significant discount on the market value of a council house.
• Around a quarter to one-third of all right-to-buy properties end up being privately rented out.
• Forcing housing associations to sell their stock is not desirable. Neil explains why, in the podcast.

BEST MOMENTS

‘82% of housing associations, in England, are less than one thousand units.’

‘Only 247 housing associations own 95% of the stock.’

‘I would scrap it. I don't see any workable way of ensuring like for like, one for one replacement.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Neil Goodrich Twitter: @NGoodrichHsg

Inside Housing - https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/

Vicky Spratt Tenants - https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781788161275?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2MWVBhCQARIsAIjbwoPXyIrI6Mq1kHOE5ITztAfc6UFAZ0kyMeK5WH22ngQo0kpLBSnMpN8aAsJjEALw_wcB

John Boughton Municipal Dreams -

https://www.waterstones.com/book/municipal-dreams/john-boughton//9781784787400?awaid=3787&utm_source=redbrain&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=css&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2MWVBhCQARIsAIjbwoMMcjkF0ci6l7Ci5cN2QqW08ZydVc0qp9iunn_CAbG-6FA5gFok_KEaAgahEALw_wcB

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