Michael Heseltine on Right to Buy scheme

Title

Michael Heseltine on Right to Buy scheme

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:29

Description

Environment Secretary, Michael Heseltine on the Right To Buy scheme introduced by the Conservative Government through the Housing Act. The scheme will allow council tenants to buy their homes from local authorities. Heseltine defends the decision to spend public money on advertising the scheme to prospective buyers.

Contributors

Michael Heseltine

Keywords

Local authorities; Government; Housing; Conservative Party; Council housing; Public expenditure; Tenants; Social housing; Home ownership; Housing authorities; Housing Act 1980

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