Summary: Right to Buy was one of the landmark successes of Margaret Thatcher's government, enabling over 2 million tenants to buy council homes at a discounted price. Since coming to power, David Cameron has reinvigorated the policy by introducing discounts of up to £102,700 off the price of a home. The Report asks what’s the impact of selling off yet more social housing in this way; investigates claims the policy is being abused; and reveals how one council has devised a scheme to opt out of Right to Buy altogether.
