"Tenants move away from right-to-buy in favour of renting"

"Fewer than one in eight tenants of council or housing association properties say they would like to own their house or flat. A decade ago, the proportion was almost one in three. In a further sign of the falling appeal of home ownership, the survey has found that only 8% of people who bought a stake in their homes through shared ownership arrangements have gone on to raise their initial investment."

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/sep/21/tenants-right-to-buy-renting