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Government to DOUBLE right to buy discount to help more people onto the ladder
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leveller2911 wrote: »But many homeowners have received £thousands in Government grants to renovate their properties , its no different . They buy a property knowing it needs work, receive grants (subject to income) to renovate the property, live in it for 3-5 yrs and then sell making a good profit.
I don't see anyone on here being critics of that scheme...;)
And NO i'm not a Council tenant , don't agree with the selling off of Council housing stock and neither do I have the RTB..
I had a £2k grant on mine in 1982.
Not quite the same as a £60k discount (and then maybe the grant as well).(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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Erm no - in the late 60's & early 70's the GLC was conservative and introduced a form of sales as they were promoting free market ideas
Thanks - I had the idea of the GLC as Ken Livingstone and his mob....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0
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