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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

London council buys back Right to Buy home for almost four times original cost

A London council purchased a home originally sold under Margaret Thatcher’s controversial Right to Buy scheme at almost four times its original cost, an investigation has found.

Data obtained through freedom of information laws by the Big Issue shows that some former council tenants are making more than £200,000 on their homes as a result of increased property values.

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