In the same week that new figures were published showing the number of council tenants buying their homes through the Right to Buy has more than doubled, local MP Marcus Jones has challenged Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council to make sure it is doing everything it can to promote the dramatically increased discounts.

Launched in April last year, the new Right to Buy offers council tenants discounts of up to £75,000 to help them buy their home. Local councils have a legal duty to inform tenants about the increased discounts, but there has previously been concern that some councils have not done everything they can to make tenants aware of the new opportunities.

The official figures published this week suggest that progress has been made, but Marcus has now challenged the Council to do even more to help hardworking people realise their dream of home ownership.

Commenting, Marcus said: “It’s great news that the number of people buying their own council home has doubled. After years of Labour running down the Right to Buy, Conservatives have radically increased the discounts. More and more people are now taking advantage of this opportunity – real proof that Conservative policies are helping those people who work hard and want to get on in life.

“The Labour-run Council here in Nuneaton should stop dragging its feet and start singing from the roof tops about the new opportunities this Government has made available for hardworking people to realise their aspiration of home ownership. The Council needs to get out there and tell tenants about these dramatic new discounts.”