Council Housing RIP
November 19th, 2011
Millions of council tenants would be allowed to buy their homes at half price under government plans to extend the right-to-buy. The discount, double that currently available, is part of the government’s long-awaited, and much delayed, housing strategy paper, due to be published on Monday.
https://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/nov/19/council-tenants-buy-half-price
Of course it remains to be seen if they actually implement this, if those council tenants so entitled can afford to buy, even with the discount, but clearly Cameron and Co. are determined to finish what the Iron Lady could not.