Scottish Government proposing to close the door on right-to-buy policy

In an article in the Sunday Herald 22 October 2007 and in an item broadcast on Newsnight Scotland 23 October 2007 it was suggested that the Scottish National Party (SNP) minority led Government intend to curb the tenant's right-to-buy (RTB). As currentlly proposed, this would only apply in relation to new build affordable homes to rent built/let by social rented landlords in Scotland. This would include housing associations and cooperatives as well as local authorities. If implemented, this would mark a significant partial reversal of the Thatcherite RTB introduced in the Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980. This was one of the coded SNP manifesto commitments responding to rising public concerns about the lack of affordable homes in Scotland.