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Very well observed article. sibelian Feb 2013 #1
i was kind of surprised, actually, to read that story. i guess the uk is ramping up that kind of HiPointDem Feb 2013 #4
Right to buy goes back years dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #5
but it looks like it didn't happen much until the 80s. so what happens to a council flat when HiPointDem Feb 2013 #6
First time its sold it has become private housing. dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #7
so has the stock of low-income housing decreased? HiPointDem Feb 2013 #8
in some areas but that was the plan, it was becoming burdensome on the corpy to maintain the homes loli phabay Feb 2013 #11
interesting, thanks. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #14
a good example is the city of glasgow which had over 90,000 council houses on the books loli phabay Feb 2013 #19
Was off set by the rise in housing associations dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #15
"Although independent they are regulated by the state and commonly receive public funding." HiPointDem Feb 2013 #21
yeah I think it was two years after you buy it before you can sell loli phabay Feb 2013 #10
There are some new rules in place dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #16
it's been a few years since I looked into it, does the vendor have to pay market price to buy back loli phabay Feb 2013 #18
Not sure about that aspect. dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #20
I have a different take on the show, I look at it like rab c nesbitt in that there is an element of loli phabay Feb 2013 #9
Thanks You HiPointDem Beearewhyain Feb 2013 #2
meanwhile HSBC .... dtom67 Feb 2013 #3
Snooze...... Zax2me Feb 2013 #12
could you elaborate on that? HiPointDem Feb 2013 #13
Strange response! sibelian Feb 2013 #17
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