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Councils should get first refusal on right to buy resales

A senior MP has suggested councils and housing associations should be given first refusal on right to buy properties resold within a decade.

A senior MP has suggested councils and housing associations should be given first refusal on right to buy properties resold within a decade. 

A communities and local government committee report into housing this week warned one in four homes sold through the scheme quickly ended up being rented out to private tenants. 

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