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private sales

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Lambeth Council is shifting its housing strategy away from using private sales for cross-subsidy, focusing on social rent provision.

Lambeth Council is moving to reduce its reliance on private sales for cross-subsidy in its housing strategy, aiming instead to significantly increase social rent housing provision. This approach was outlined by Councillor Pete Elliott, Cabinet Member for Housing, and discussed by the Housing Scrutiny Sub-Committee in July 2026.

The council's new priority is the delivery of council homes or social homes with registered providers, as part of a broader strategy to address the borough's housing crisis. This includes bringing empty homes back into use and developing on council-owned land.

Key facts

  1. Lambeth Council is shifting away from reliance on private sales for cross-subsidy in its housing strategy. Source
  2. The Housing Scrutiny Sub-Committee discussed Lambeth's housing plans on July 14, 2026. Source
  3. Councillor Pete Elliott, Cabinet Member for Housing, outlined the shift in strategy. Source
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