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'Right to buy' to be scrapped in Scotland 'Right to buy' to be scrapped in Scotland
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The right of council tenants to buy the homes they rent at discounted rates is to be abolished in Scotland.The right of council tenants to buy the homes they rent at discounted rates is to be abolished in Scotland.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to confirm the government's decision to end the scheme on a visit to a housing association in Glasgow.Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to confirm the government's decision to end the scheme on a visit to a housing association in Glasgow.
Margaret Thatcher's government introduced the scheme in 1980.Margaret Thatcher's government introduced the scheme in 1980.
The Scottish government has already scrapped it for new tenants and is expected to announce that it will be abolished altogether in 2016.The Scottish government has already scrapped it for new tenants and is expected to announce that it will be abolished altogether in 2016.
Since "right to buy" was introduced, 455,000 Scottish properties have been sold under the scheme.Since "right to buy" was introduced, 455,000 Scottish properties have been sold under the scheme.
That has reduced the number of homes available for cheap rent and increased the waiting lists for properties of this type.That has reduced the number of homes available for cheap rent and increased the waiting lists for properties of this type.
In November last year, a Scottish government consultation revealed that a majority of Scottish councils wanted the right to buy policy scrapped.In November last year, a Scottish government consultation revealed that a majority of Scottish councils wanted the right to buy policy scrapped.
The report also showed that many tenants and social landlords wanted it to end.The report also showed that many tenants and social landlords wanted it to end.
An opponent of the move is former Scottish Conservative Party leader Annabel Goldie.An opponent of the move is former Scottish Conservative Party leader Annabel Goldie.
She told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme that the policy was "arguably" one of the most "socially liberating" policies to be introduced in Scotland and across the UK.She told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme that the policy was "arguably" one of the most "socially liberating" policies to be introduced in Scotland and across the UK.
Miss Goldie added: "I can still remember the days when people lived in monolithic council house schemes - that is what they were called - and they were afflicted by a postcode prejudice.Miss Goldie added: "I can still remember the days when people lived in monolithic council house schemes - that is what they were called - and they were afflicted by a postcode prejudice.
"They were apprehensive about disclosing their address because they felt it would negate their chance of getting a job or even being accepted for an interview."They were apprehensive about disclosing their address because they felt it would negate their chance of getting a job or even being accepted for an interview.
"By offering a tenant the right to buy, you did two things - you first of all introduced a freedom to the individual to make a choice about how they wanted to live, and secondly you stopped them being trapped in that environment - because that is exactly what they were.""By offering a tenant the right to buy, you did two things - you first of all introduced a freedom to the individual to make a choice about how they wanted to live, and secondly you stopped them being trapped in that environment - because that is exactly what they were."
She went on: "Right to buy freed people from the environmental prison they were in."She went on: "Right to buy freed people from the environmental prison they were in."
Ms Sturgeon is due to officially announce the ending of the right to buy policy when she visits tenants at Queens Cross Housing Association which has recently completed 385 new affordable homes across Glasgow.