Changes are to be made in the Right to Buy regulations in forty-one local authority areas in London and the south of England to tackle severe housing pressures and reduce homelessness. The Housing Minister, Jeff Rooker announced that the councils would have their maximum Right to Buy discounts lowered.All but one of the councils affected were in the list of local authority areas identified in January as being under severe pressure. London borough of Greenwich has been added to the list while two councils, Christchurch and Spelthorne, have had their requests to be excluded from the scheme accepted.
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