David Cameron: ‘The dream of a property owning democracy is alive and well’
Mr Cameron tells the Swindon audience: “We have three new commitments to make to the working people of Britain. part of having a good life is having a home of your own, its not about assets and appreciating values it is about someone standing here with the keys in their hand thinking this place is mine.”
The Conservatives have committed to building a home owning democracy for generations, he adds. He says when the most expensive council houses fall vacant local authorities will be forced to sell them to build affordable housing in the same area. He does explain exactly what “in the same area” means.
He will use the money to get “diggers in the ground” for 400,000 new homes and “radically expand” the Right to Buy your council house.
He says that raising a family is a rewarding and “sometimes completely exhausting” journey.