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Labour must abolish the right to buy
MARTIN WICKS argues that the government’s reduced discounts for council house purchases don’t go far enough, and we need to be calling for the complete abolition of this regressive Thatcherite policy
HOUSING CRISIS: Campaigners protesting the destruction of council housing in London protest outside City Hall, 2015
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As we approach the grim anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, SIMON BARROW sounds the alarm over the dangerous and murderous direction our government is heading
The new PM may offer more of the same, but early signs on his housing policies look promising, says GLYNN ROBBINS
CLAUDIA WEBBE argues that Burnham’s U-turn on tackling greedy landlords has let the country down
THE government has introduced a Statutory Instrument in Parliament to cut the discount for tenants when they buy a home through right to buy (RTB).
Discounts were increased by the Tories in 2012. Maximum discounts are currently £136,400 in London and £102,400 elsewhere. The discounts will be returned to pre-2012 levels; from £16,000 to £38,000, depending on the region you live in (see table below). These reduced discounts will be applied from November 21.
Current restrictions mean that councils can only cover 40 per cent of the cost of a new build home with RTB receipts, and cannot combine them with money from section 106 agreements, in which developers make contributions for “affordable housing.” The government is ending these restrictions, so it is effectively up to councils how they use receipts.
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