Great Tory housing shame: Third of ex-council homes now owned by rich landlords

[Arthur Little]

council housing should never have been sold,,, end of

Hmm ... well ... I would have to disagree there, Stewart ... I bought mine in 1991 - after being the sitting tenant since 1968 - and, to be honest ... ... I'd never have managed to get a foot on the property ladder had it not been for Thatcher's 'Right to Buy' policy. Indeed, I've now occupied the same house for almost 45 years.

[imagine]

Hmm ... well ... I would have to disagree, Stewart ... I bought mine in 1991 - after being the sitting tenant since 1968 - and, to be honest ... ... I'd never have managed to get a foot on the property market had it not been for Thatcher's 'Right to Buy'. Indeed, I've now occupied the same house for almost 45 years.

i bought and lost my private house through divorce separation years ago,

i bought my council house here in scotland, through the right to buy, without the sale of council housing i may not have been able to buy again,

so i have benefited,

but it does not change my opinion that council housing should never have been put for sale in the 1st place,
alternatives could have been thought of, such as low cost housing, maybe via gov grants,
houses built cheaply with arrangments for no tax on the building materials or any taxes involved in building or of the propertys first sale, grants for council tenants to buy these houses freeing up under occupied council housing, im sure there are many alternative ideas