Monday, 26 January 2015

Right to Buy Could Be Extended To Housing Association Property

Millions of working Britons will be able to buy the homes they live in at a discounted price under a new "Thatcher-style" right-to-buy scheme being pushed by senior Conservative Cabinet ministers. The plan, which could form a key Conservative manifesto pledge, would allow housing association tenants to buy their homes. The money raised from selling off properties would be used to build more homes. The Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith is understood to be promoting the scheme, which is designed to echo Baroness Thatcher’s right-to buy scheme. Read more on the Daily Telegraph website.

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