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Housing

The bill has been introduced. Next comes the main debate and vote on its big idea.

Official title: Housing Bill

  1. 1Introduced1st reading
  2. 2Main debate2nd reading
  3. 3Detailed checksCommittee
  4. 4ChangesReport stage
  5. 5Final vote3rd reading
  6. 6Other houseLords or Commons
  7. 7Becomes lawRoyal Assent

Next sitting: 27 Nov 2026 (2nd reading in the Commons).

Put forward by Gideon Amos.

Votes so far

No Commons votes on this bill in the last 12 months.

Full timeline
DateStageHouse
10 Sep 20261st readingCommons
27 Nov 20262nd readingCommons

In the bill’s own words: A Bill to establish a target for the annual provision of 150,000 new social homes in England; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on progress in meeting that target; to provide local authorities with further powers relating to social housing, affordable housing, and the right to buy, including to end the right to buy; to make provision for a scheme enabling social housing tenants to acquire equity in their home by virtue of paying rent for that home; to make further provision consequential on that scheme; and for connected purposes.

Official page on Parliament’s site

Source: Parliament Bills API · Commons votes from the Commons Votes API.