Housing initiative to offset end of eviction ban to hit targets, says department

The tenant-in-situ scheme encourages local authorities to buy properties that have been put up for sale by the landlord where there is an existing tenant in receipt of the housing assistance payment. 

A key government housing initiative to offset the effects of ending the eviction ban will hit its targets despite some councils not having completed a single home purchase so far.

An analysis of figures provided by local authorities across the country shows there are now over 1,800 tenant-in-situ purchases in the pipeline, though completed and agreed sales make up just 650 of those.