Politics

Thatcher's Right to Buy: Did It Fuel the UK Housing Crisis?

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Over two million homes have been sold in England under the Right to Buy scheme since 1980.

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Roughly 40 per cent of England's historic council housing stock has left public ownership through the policy.

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Labour has introduced legislation to remove the right to buy from all new-build social homes.

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Critics argue the policy depleted social housing and boosted private landlords, while supporters praise its wealth-building benefits.

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