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  2. Right to Buy - Wikipedia

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    The Right to Buy scheme is a policy in the United Kingdom, with the exception of Scotland since 1 August 2016 and Wales from 26 January 2019, which gives secure tenants of councils and some housing associations the legal right to buy, at a large discount, the council house they are living in. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] There is also a Right to Acquire for ...

  3. Help to Buy - Wikipedia

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    Help to Buy. New houses in the UK. Help to Buy is the name of a government programme in the United Kingdom that aims to help first time buyers, and those looking to move home, purchase residential property. [ 1] It was announced in Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne 's 2013 budget speech, and was described as "the biggest government ...

  4. Housing Act 1980 - Wikipedia

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    Housing Act 1980. The Housing Act 1980 (c. 51) was an act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that gave five million council house tenants in England and Wales the Right to Buy their house from their local authority. The Act came into force on 3 October 1980 and is seen as a defining policy of Thatcherism.

  5. English land law - Wikipedia

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    English land law. The area of land in England and Wales is 151,174 km 2 (58,368 mi 2 ), while the United Kingdom is 243,610 km 2. By 2013, 82 per cent was formally registered at HM Land Registry. [ 1] In 2010, over a third of the UK was owned by 1,200 families descended from aristocracy, and 15,354 km 2 was owned by the top three land owners ...

  6. Television licensing in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The evasion rate is far from uniform across the UK, with Scotland having a far higher rate than the UK as a whole. [109] One reason given by the BBC for evasion is lack of money in a household. For example, in the BBC Full Financial Statement 2012–13 the BBC says: 'as household budgets come under pressure, we are starting to see an increase in licence fee evasion rates over their prior year ...

  7. History of rent control in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    The history of rent control in England and Wales is a part of English land law concerning the development of rent regulation in England and Wales. Controlling the prices that landlords could make their tenants pay formed the main element of rent regulation , and was in place from 1915 until its abolition (excluding some council houses ) by the Housing Act 1988 .

  8. List of month-long observances - Wikipedia

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    National Bike Month. National Military Appreciation Month. National Foster Care Month [ 27] National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009) National Pet Month (United States) National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June) National Stroke Awareness Month. South Asian Heritage Month (Ontario, Canada) Zombie Awareness Month.

  9. Should You Buy in July? Here's What History Says. - AOL

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    Since 1928, July has proven itself to be the best month in terms of stock performance, according to MarketWatch, citing Dow Jones Market Data. The average S&P 500 increase has been 1.7%, and the ...