Friday, 2 October 2015

Right To Buy For Housing Association Tenants – Where Are We Now?

It’s less than a week since the National Housing Federation asked its members to vote on whether to voluntarily give their tenants the Right to Buy. Tenants, housing associations, councils and many commentators have been sharing their views. Here is a flavour of comments made by tenants on TPAS Facebook and Twitter: “The taxpayer is paying for this twice over, through the original grant to build and the disposal of state assets to provide a discount.”
“This means less properties being available. The end result being Housing Associations receiving less income and the housing waiting list getting longer.”
“The right to buy a home should be a fundamental right, but not the home you rent. That already belongs to someone else”

Read more on the TPAS website.

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