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Right To Buy: What's wrong with letting people buy council houses?

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About two million council-built properties have been sold to tenants at significantly discounted prices under the Right To Buy ( RTB ) scheme.

Money raised from selling off council houses has not gone far towards building new ones.

1.3 million people are on waiting lists for social housing in England .

Labour deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has said she may impose restrictions on new builds.

In future councils will be able to use all that money from private developers into projects.

The Local Government Association ( LGA ) says there is a "serious housing shortage in this country" Labour has said the discount will be reduced to between Â16,000 and Â38,000 , depending on the location.

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83

Informative language

84

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54

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

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not hateful

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short-lived

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