Extension of Right To Buy Scheme

[I1L2T3]

So this is just Cameron's version of Cleggy's "No Tuition Fees" promise?

 

Sadly, your plea will fall on deaf ears.

 

I expect all of England's HA tenants will be wearing blue rosettes on election day!

 

Of course. The Tories aren't going to win outright and any coalition partner will block the policy.

 

Cameron knows he can say what he wants and when he fails to deliver just blame it on being in a coalition.

[sunli]

Of course. The Tories aren't going to win outright and any coalition partner will block the policy.

 

Cameron knows he can say what he wants and when he fails to deliver just blame it on being in a coalition.

 

Presumably your claim would be equally valid about Labour's promises .

[I1L2T3]

Presumably your claim would be equally valid about Labour's promises .

 

Indeed it would, but this thread is about Cameron's idea. You can't derail the thread by getting uppity because Miliband hasn't had the same stupid idea.

[Alan Ladd]

And if a Conservative Government can force not for profit companies to sell their housing stock, even if it means they risk bankruptcy, can a future Government of a different political stripe force private for-profit companies to sell off their assets?

 

A government ado anything if they can force a law through parliament. Unless of course it contravenes EEC law to which in this case I believe we would be subservient.

 

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I stick to my prediction about the outcome, Cameron by ten to 15 seats.

 

Alternative? Conservative UKIP coalition.

[poppet2]

And, as for RTB on Housing Association properties, how would you overcome the fact that most HAs are also charities?

Do you advocate asset-stripping the charities? Does Conservative Party policy?

 

Good point. Do you know roughly what percentage of HA's are charities, Jeffrey?

 

How come the other political parties haven't realised and started attacking Cameron for this 'off the hoof' policy. Is this Cameron's Cleggie moment?

 

Besides, even if HA's were forced to offer RTB to their tenants, why would they build property in the future, if after three years tenant's have the RTB?

 

HA's may just as well either not build or sell for the full market value.

[Berberis]

Good point. Do you know roughly what percentage of HA's are charities, Jeffrey?

 

How come the other political parties haven't realised and started attacking Cameron for this 'off the hoof' policy. Is this Cameron's Cleggie moment?

 

Besides, even if HA's were forced to offer RTB to their tenants, why would they build property in the future, if after three years tenant's have the RTB?

 

HA's may just as well either not build or sell for the full market value.

 

HA's are only charities as otherwise we would have private profit driven businesses renting out what is publicly funded properties. They have worked round this fact by giving their boards and chief execs earning £300,000 pa. which people are just starting to realise.

[Grandad.Malky]

Whichever way you look at it its theft .. but then again Thatcher stole the nations social housing stock in the same way ,, personally I don’t see the difference.

[The Joker]

Whichever way you look at it its theft .. but then again Thatcher stole the nations social housing stock in the same way ,, personally I don’t see the difference.

 

Agreed.

 

I like McVities Chocolate Hobnobs and have been buying them for years.

 

But it doesn't allow me to walk in to my local supermarket, hand over 25% of their cost price to the cashier and walk off with a pack, does it?