Local authorities reported that 14,275 council homes were sold under the Right to Buy scheme in England during 2025/25, a rise of 90% compared to 2024/25, Moneyfacts reveals. Data found that local authorities received £1.61 billion from eligible Right to Buy sales during 2025/26, an increase of 99.6% compared with 2024/25. Since the start of the Right to Buy scheme in 1980, until 31 March 2026, there have been over two million sales to tenants (2,052,813). “There are currently proposed reforms to overhaul the Right to Buy scheme under the Social Housing Bill, currently going through Parliament. The proposed changes to the Right to Buy scheme could cause a rush for tenants to buy their home in the months ahead, so seeking advice would be wise.”