Vanishing Social Homes: 25,000 sold since 2018

Housing associations sell record number of social homes to private buyers, new analysis shows

Housing associations in England have sold 25,000 social and affordable homes to private buyers who do not live in them since 2018-19, new research has found.

Vanishing Social Homes: 25,000 sold since 2018

Housing associations have sold 25,000 social and affordable homes to private buyers since 2018/19, according to new research by Local Councils Network (LCN).

Record numbers of social homes sold by housing associations

English housing associations sold record numbers of social and affordable homes to private buyers who do not live in them in 2024-25, new analysis has found. In 2024-25, housing associations sold 5,250 homes – the highest annual figure on record, representing an increase of 89%… The post Record numbers of social homes sold by housing associations appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).