@Haleakalacrater @HebrideanHecate @Lady_Penelope social housing for rent owned by councils and housing associations, Thatcher's govt brought in the right for tenants to buy the houses they were paying rent in. At massive discounts. Many sold them on and they got bought by private landlords who are now renting them out at hugely increased rents. Fewer social houses got built because they lost their investment with them getting bought soon after.

Scotland got rid of this some years ago, but whole of UK badly affected in it's wake.