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<p>The latest figures for the replacement of council homes sold under the Right to
Buy can be found in the statistical release <em>Right to Buy Sales in England: July
to September 2018</em> , and show a shortfall of 2,501 replacements against additional
sales. This is despite an increase in council housebuilding, and an overall net increase
in social housing of 79,000 units since 2010. <br> <br> We have taken steps to help
councils build more homes, by removing the Housing Revenue Account borrowing cap;
providing long-term rent stability for social landlords; committing to repeal the
legislation in the Housing and Planning Act which, if implemented, would have led
to local authorities’ selling off vacant, high value council homes; and, most recently,
consulting local authorities on options to afford them greater flexibility in how
they can use their Right to Buy receipts to help them build faster.</p>
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