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MARGARET THATCHER’S 1980s Tory government became notorious for its championing of council tenants’ right to buy their homes at a discount.
The benefit to existing tenants was clear — the chance to own their own home, becoming part of what the Tories called a property-owning democracy.
Some tenants overstretched themselves and lost their homes as rising interest rates pushed mortgage repayments beyond their capability.
Social Housing Action Campaign blasts PM’s decision to break commitment to allocate 100% of Affordable Homes Programme to social rents
CLAUDIA WEBBE argues that Burnham’s U-turn on tackling greedy landlords has let the country down
CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises