Councils have spent millions buying back homes they sold
at a discount under Right-to-Buy laws to meet housing shortages. Islington
council spent more than £6.2m buying back homes it sold to people for less than
£1.3m, a Freedom of Information request reveals. Housing charities blame a lack
of investment in social housing. The government has vowed to build more
affordable houses and in February called the current market "broken".
BBC News looked at local authority areas where waiting lists rose for four
consecutive years since 2011 and chose 10 at random. Read more on the BBC
website.
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