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MSPs due to scrap council tenants' 'right to buy'
IveSeenTheLight
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Thought this was interesting given the discussions on social housing recently
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-28007965
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-28007965
The right of council tenants to buy their homes in Scotland is due to be abolished by the Scottish Parliament.
The Conservatives will make a last-ditch attempt to block the move at Holyrood.
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What we've got here is....... failure to communicate.
Some men you just can't reach.
:wall:
What we've got here is....... failure to communicate.
Some men you just can't reach.
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I have to wonder why it is a socialist government doing this with a so called conservative government opposing it.
For once I agree with the Scottish government, stop giving away houses on the cheap while there is a shortage.Faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.0 -
presumably there is plenty of housing in Scotland except in the social sector?0
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presumably there is plenty of housing in Scotland except in the social sector?
Why do you presume this?
The article specifically statedRight to buy has driven-up home ownership in Scotland. But it has also contributed to an acute shortage of social housing.
That is why the Scottish government has said it wanted to end the right in 2016:wall:
What we've got here is....... failure to communicate.
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IveSeenTheLight wrote: »Why do you presume this?
The article specifically stated
the article doesn't say whether there is plenty of housing in the non social sector: hence my question.0 -
Sensible stuff really.
No one has yet demonstrated to me why someone should be given a discount on a house purely due to a luck of the draw type situation.0 -
About time too."'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Try to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die"0 -
Good bye social mobility.0
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It would be great if England would follow their example, but I won't hold my breath!2022. 2% MF challenge. £730/30000
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A good history of evidence from 1980 has shown a significant increase of social mobility for those that have bought their property. It is one way of breaking out of the rut.0
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