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Published On: 26th August 2025

The Government published figures in a report for the number of social homes sold, the number replaced and the receipts for LPAs.

Annual eligible sales in London peaked at 4,000 in 2014 and declined after that as discounts were reduced, although receipts from sales remained high.

Replacement properties for those sold have increasingly failed to meet the one-for-one target since 2017-18, as described in the report, and some reasons are suggested.

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