HC Deb 28 July 1971 vol 822 cc89-90W
44. Mr. Tugendhat

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to facilitate the raising of capital by council tenants wishing to purchase their council houses.

Mr. Amery

I have made clear my hope that building societies will lend for this purpose. But the absence of such capital need not hold up the sale of a council house. Councils have power to agree to the price being paid by instalments or to payment of part of the price being secured by a mortgage of the property.

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