The Government has launched a “reinvigorated” Right to Buy scheme that will provide £75,000 discounts to help social tenants into home ownership. According to Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, 2.5 million social tenants now have the opportunity to buy their homes with dramatically increased discounts, after years of declining discounts made Right to Buy meaningless in [...]
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Return of Right to Buy
A few gaps have already been filled in following Prime Minister David Cameron’s surprise announcement that he wants to reintroduction a “Right to Buy” scheme for council tenants. The original scheme, remembered from Margaret Thatcher’s era, was blamed for devastating social housing stock, but Mr Cameron claims the new scheme would actually rejuvenate stock. Key [...]
Return of Right to Buy
A few gaps have already been filled in following Prime Minister David Cameron’s surprise announcement that he wants to reintroduction a “Right to Buy” scheme for council tenants. The original scheme, remembered from Margaret Thatcher’s era, was blamed for devastating social housing stock, but Mr Cameron claims the new scheme would actually rejuvenate stock. Key [...]
