Councils ‘should have retained’ homes sold off under Right to Buy scheme, experts say
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Councils ‘should have retained’ homes sold off under Right to Buy scheme, experts say
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A London council purchased a home originally sold under Margaret Thatcher’s controversial Right to Buy scheme at almost four times its original cost, an investigation has found.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has estimated that Wandsworth and Westminster councils would need to hike council tax by…
The plans have shifted funding towards more deprived areas
Around 310,000 high-value homeowners could be hit by proposals to tweak council tax bands
Data on the number of homes completed in the year up to March suggests some council areas are struggling to keep up with demand
In real terms, an average Band D household will see council tax increase by an estimated £67.47 per year under the changes
Exclusive: More than 400 homes - 27 per cent - bought by the government because of HS2 now sit empty
