Dossier
35-year ban on selling council houses
Coverage of 35-year ban on selling council houses in the Nexus archive.
- Labour accused of attack on aspiration as ministers restrict Margaret Thatcher's flagship Right to Buy policy - with new council houses now banned from being sold off for 35 years
The Labour Party is accused of undermining Margaret Thatcher's Right to Buy policy by restricting the sale of new council houses for 35 years. Critics argue this move attacks aspiration and limits homeownership opportunities.