Urgent Interim Funding Vital to Save Welsh Assets Before Landmark Community Right to Buy Bill Takes Effect

June 24, 2026 by David Smith

Urgent Interim Funding Vital to Save Welsh Assets Before Landmark Community Right to Buy Bill Takes Effect

To stop this asset loss, funding availability must be decoupled from the time it takes to pass the legislation. Sector leaders urge the Welsh Government to immediately launch the interim Welsh Community Asset Acquisition Fund by drawing from existing block grant allocations and the Perthyn framework. A formal request for reciprocal capital support has also been sent to the UK Government.

About David Smith

Lifelong co-operative & community activist working at all levels of the movement. Ex Government Food Adviser & UK Healthcare Regulator. Founded the first Community Law Centre in Wales; directed the first EC funded Wales Anti-Poverty Programme: pioneering co-operative & place making community initiatives. Robert Owen Memorial Museum Trustee. Director, Sheffield Co-op Development Group. Graduate Ruskin College, UC Cardiff + PGCE, MA Keele; Ex Lecturer Professional Food & Management, Gwent Tertiary College,
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