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Preserved Right to Buy and Right to Acquire reforms: information for tenants

This factsheet explains the upcoming changes to the Preserved Right to Buy and the Right to Acquire.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Published: 3 November 2026

Applies to England

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Preserved Right to Buy and Right to Acquire reforms: information for tenants

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The government is reforming the Right to Buy and the Right to Acquire schemes, to better protect much-needed social homes, while maintaining a route to home ownership for long-standing tenants. These changes will also apply to the Preserved Right to Buy.

This factsheet explains:

• the upcoming changes to the Right to Buy scheme that are being implemented through the Social Housing Bill, which will also apply to the Preserved Right to Buy scheme
• the upcoming changes to the Right to Acquire scheme
• when these changes are likely to come into force
• what the changes could mean for you