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Right to buy on last legs?
Welsh Labour vows to end the disastrous council stock sell-off
WELSH Labour gave hope to thousands yesterday as it unveiled plans to abolish right to buy, ending 35 years of disastrous council housing sell-offs.
Assembly Communities Minister Lesley Griffiths said the party’s historic proposal was “the only way to protect social housing stock from continuing erosion.”
The Labour white paper sets out initial plans to slash discounts for council and social housing tenants applying to buy their homes from £16,000 to £8,000.
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