Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
Yes.

An older person passing away would leave a council house for someone on the waiting list to be homed in. A person passing away who has bought their property will pass their house on to family etc. If that house hasn't been replaced by the local authority, then there is one less property to go to someone adding themselves to a waiting list.
The family who currently live in the former council house after it's been passed down - where would these people be housed if the house was never sold off?