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New right-to-buy scheme could trap people in poverty – here’s what could really make houses affordable

Written by Alexander Tziamalis, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Sheffield Hallam University

The UK government has announced plans to make mortgages available to people on benefits, allowing more of them to buy their own homes. Housing association tenants will also be offered the chance to buy their properties at a discount. Immediately compared to a similar policy championed by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, this...

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