{"id":4307,"date":"2016-02-10T20:45:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T13:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/right-to-buy-puts-40-of-ex-council-homes-in-private-rental-mps-report\/"},"modified":"2016-02-10T20:51:04","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T13:51:04","slug":"right-to-buy-puts-40-of-ex-council-homes-in-private-rental-mps-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/right-to-buy-puts-40-of-ex-council-homes-in-private-rental-mps-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to buy puts 40% of ex-council homes in private rental – MPs' report"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nForcing councils to sell off homes and extending right to buy has profited private landlords, Commons\u2019 committee findsForty per cent of ex-council flats sold through right to buy are being rented out more expensively by private landlords, the Commons communities and local government select committee has found. In the committee\u2019s report, released today, MPs expressed concerns about \u201cunresolved issues\u201d with the government\u2019s proposed extension of right to buy to housing associations, and a levy on the sale of vacant council homes. It found that in some areas councils could be forced to sell up to 97% of properties upon vacancy. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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