Right to Buy Sales by Local Authorities in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom official statistics on the number of dwelling sales under the Right to Buy scheme. The data is produced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and relates only to sales by local authorities, excluding those by registered providers under preserved Right to Buy. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Tracking policy impact over time based on the time-series nature of the statistics.
• Analyzing local authority housing stock changes based on the focus on sales by local authorities.
• Modeling regional variations in social housing demand based on the geographic scope implied by the platform.
• Assessing the financial implications of the Right to Buy scheme based on the count of dwelling sales.

Strengths

• Official government statistics, implying a formal collection and verification process.
• Specific focus on sales by local authorities under the main Right to Buy scheme, providing a clear scope.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, suggesting relatively recent data.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Official government statistics collection.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:50.887817

Geography

United Kingdom