Home Ownership Is Still an Aspiration for Many
Recent research into attitudes towards housing tenure has found that home-ownership is still the nation’s overwhelming preference and aspiration – and not purely for financial reasons. The research, by the Council of Mortgage Lenders, found 72% of adults want to be home-owners in two years’ time, and 80% hope to own in ten years’ time, […]
The End of Right to Buy in Scotland
On the 31st July, the Right to Buy, which allows tenants in social housing to buy their homes, will come to an end in Scotland. Right to Buy The Right to Buy in Scotland was established by the Tenants’ Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980. Subsequent legislation, by the UK Parliament and – following devolution – […]