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Taxpayers paying price for Tories' right-to-buy plan
Over a third of London homes flogged under Thatcher's right to buy scheme have fallen into the hands of private landlords
Over a third of London homes flogged on the cheap under Thatcher's right to buy scheme have fallen into the hands of private landlords, a London Assembly Member revealed yesterday.
Labour AM Tom Copley revealed that 52,000 former council properties are now being let at inflated prices - driving up Britain's housing benefits bill.
He described the Tory sell-off as a "Whitehall-sanctioned robbery of the taxpayer" which has left councils with huge housing waiting lists.
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