I believe local governments should start building houses for council tenants again but they should be funded using commercial banks rather than coming from a budget that is currently not available. (lawyer-monthly.com)
Currently council tenants who get their rent paid for by the government face a cut in their housing benefit if they live in a house with more bedrooms than they need. (premierchristianity.com)
When the Right to Buy scheme was introduced in 1980, it granted council tenants the legal right to purchase their home at a 33 % to 50 % discount of the market value. (politics.co.uk)