I am not aware that people were forced to buy their council houses.
The state rented market has definitely fallen but then there has probably been an increase in the private rental market.
What nobody can dispute is that there is a shortage of housing in the country at the moment. I cannot see it being dealt with unless you have the state/councils building more properties. That seems unlikely though.
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