§ 26. Mr. Leighasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the latest figure available of council house sales under the legislation granting tenants the right to buy their rented accommodation.
§ Mr. John PattenA total of 520,000 local authority and new town houses and flats had been sold in England under the right-to-buy legislation by the end of December 1985. Over the period 1979 to 1985 there have been a further 167,000 sales by agreement to sitting tenants, on terms comparable with the right to buy.