The end of the Right to Buy and the future of social housing in Scotland

Kim McKee

doi:10.1080/02690942.2010.498956

The end of the Right to Buy and the future of social housing in Scotland

Kim McKee

School of Geography & Sustainable Development

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Abstract

Thirty-years after the introduction of the Right to Buy - the most successful example of housing privatisation policy in the UK - the current Housing (Scotland) Bill proposes to end the scheme for both new social housing tenants and new social housing. This paper considers the implications of these modernising reforms, in the context of housing policy divergence post-devolution. It concludes that these proposals are likely to have a significant, but mixed, impact on the future of the social rented sector in Scotland.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	319-327
Number of pages	8
Journal	Local Economy
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02690942.2010.498956
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2010

Keywords

Housing policy
Scotland
Social housing
Low cost homeownership
Social cohesion

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