Right to Buy Policy

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:affordable_housing
gptkbp:affects UK housing market
gptkbp:aimsTo increasing home ownership
gptkbp:allows purchase of council homes at discount
gptkbp:amendedBy subsequent housing acts
gptkbp:appliesTo council housing tenants
gptkbp:criticizedFor reducing social housing stock
gptkbp:discountsBasedOn length of tenancy
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Housing_Act_1980
gptkbp:extendsTo housing association tenants (in some cases)
gptkbp:influencedBy conservative ideology
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:United_Kingdom_government
gptkbp:introducedIn 1980
gptkbp:introducedUnder gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkbp:reasonForSuspension gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:relatedTo Right to Acquire
gptkbp:remainsActiveIn England (as of 2024)
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:military
academic research
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Right to Buy Policy