Fact heck Q&A: the Tories’ right to buy plan
It’s the one big “rabbit-out-of-the-hat” idea from the Conservative election manifesto – and a promise that revisits one of Margaret Thatcher’s most famous policies.
A Conservative government would extend the “right to buy” your council house at a heavy discount to people who live in housing association properties.
About 1.3 million households are being dangled a carrot worth more than £100,000 for some, paid for by selling off the most expensive council houses.
But critics are lining up to cast doubt on the economics of the scheme. Here’s what we know so far…