A radical extension of Margaret Thatcher’s flagship
housing policy is set to be included in the Conservative manifesto as Tories
bid to woo working-class voters. The Right to Buy would be extended to up to
2.5million housing-association tenants. The party is also considering plans to
force councils to sell large, expensive council homes in order to fund higher
numbers of cheaper properties. Enabling housing-association tenants to buy
their homes would likely require major changes to the 1996 Housing Act, forcing
associations to sell properties at discounts set by government. Read more on
the Daily Mail website.
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