housing has become increasingly unaffordable

'The whole selling point of “right to buy” was to promote home ownership. But home ownership in Britain has collapsed to its lowest point in nearly three decades. There are now 11 million private renters, a number that has jumped dramatically: housing has become increasingly unaffordable.'

Why right to buy has been a definitive disaster

This week an ex-council flat sold for £1.2m. It highlights how the right-to-buy scheme isn’t working for young people and those most in need of social housing

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