Quote: rumpelstiltskin "I've no problems at all with Right to Buy. It was a great policy when Maggie introduced it, and helped many people get onto the property ladder. In my parents case, I was delighted to give them the money to buy their council house. It was in a nice street, in a good area, and they were surrounded by neighbours they had known for over 30 years. It also gave them security in their retirement years, and a few quid extra in the weekly budget. And their first investment as homeowners, was to replace the bog standard front door.....as did everyone else in the street who bought theirs!
The only disappointment I have is that Cameron has not followed up on his pledge to build a new one, for every one sold.'"
And of course you'll inherit it
But you're right, there would have been no problem at all if the money raised had been used to replace the housing stock which it could have done almost on a one-to-one basis as the rebuild cost is far, far less than the market price especially for social housing which can often be done on cheap brownfield or useless agricultural land - or land which the bloody council own already.
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