The president of the Liberal Democrats has called on the
housing minister to give councils the power to suspend the right to buy policy.
Fresh on the heels of fellow Lib Dem MP Andrew George's successful private
member's bill to amend the bedroom tax, Tim Farron said "in the true
spirit of localism" Brandon Lewis should give local authorities the power
to protect their existing stock. Figures from the CLG showed that 2,845 social
homes were sold off under the right to buy scheme during April to June this
year (2014-15's Quarter 1). The figure represents a 31% increase in sales
compared with the same period in 2013-14's Q1, when 2,171 state-owned homes
were sold off to private buyers. Read more on 24dash.
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