Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
Let's say there are 10000 council homes in a town

5000 of those , in the nice streets are sold off

The council now only has a stock of 5000 homes to provide for those in housing need , once these are passed onto the council

If you don't replace council housing that is sold like for like with new social housing , then a housing crisis develops

It really is very simple to understand , the institute of housing , housing policy experts , shelter and many other groups warned this was going to happen

What council's have left following right to buy is fewer housing to offer those in need and that which is left is often poor quality as the right to buy has been higher on the nice estates and lower on the rougher ones

The right to buy has created sink estates with poor quality housing and social problems

The need for social housing following right to buy is fecking enormous , waiting lists are massive , at an all time high for many councils

That's why so many have been forced into the badly managed private sector and the housing benefit bill has risen
So the 5000 houses sold off, I take it they have occupants in them at the point of sale. Therefore there is no increase in the demand for social housing as you still have the same numbers requiring social housing pre and post disposal.

For each institution that disagrees with RTB is one that supports it. It's a matter of politics and not practicality.