Alan Murie is Emeritus Professor of Urban and Regional Studies at Birmingham University. A former Director of the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies and Head of the School of Public Policy at the University of Birmingham, he has been involved in research and written widely on Housing, Housing Policy and related issues in the UK and Europe, including privatisation of housing and the Right to Buy in different parts of the UK.

"In the context of fast-moving change, [this] book provides a welcome and objective policy analysis." LSE Review of Books "Alan Murie is the UK expert on the Right to Buy. He provides an in-depth and accessible assessment of the policy, its past, present and future, informed not least by his work in this area over the last 35 years." Peter Williams, University of Cambridge "Students and policy makers alike will enjoy this concise and research based review of one of the most widely discussed housing policies of the past 50 years from the leading author on the topic." David Mullins, University of Birmingham

• Introduction; Selling public housing: Precursors and preconditions; The Right to Buy 1980-2015; Right to Buy: Statistics and impact; A policy commentary; The next phase: Extending the right to buy in England;Conclusions: The right to buy and beyond.

Alan Murie is Emeritus Professor of Urban and Regional Studies at Birmingham University. A former Director of the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies and Head of the School of Public Policy at the University of Birmingham, he has been involved in research and written widely on Housing, Housing Policy and related issues in the UK and Europe, including privatisation of housing and the Right to Buy in different parts of the UK.

"In the context of fast-moving change, [this] book provides a welcome and objective policy analysis." LSE Review of Books "Alan Murie is the UK expert on the Right to Buy. He provides an in-depth and accessible assessment of the policy, its past, present and future, informed not least by his work in this area over the last 35 years." Peter Williams, University of Cambridge "Students and policy makers alike will enjoy this concise and research based review of one of the most widely discussed housing policies of the past 50 years from the leading author on the topic." David Mullins, University of Birmingham

• Introduction; Selling public housing: Precursors and preconditions; The Right to Buy 1980-2015; Right to Buy: Statistics and impact; A policy commentary; The next phase: Extending the right to buy in England;Conclusions: The right to buy and beyond.

Alan Murie is Emeritus Professor of Urban and Regional Studies at Birmingham University. A former Director of the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies and Head of the School of Public Policy at the University of Birmingham, he has been involved in research and written widely on Housing, Housing Policy and related issues in the UK and Europe, including privatisation of housing and the Right to Buy in different parts of the UK.

"In the context of fast-moving change, [this] book provides a welcome and objective policy analysis." LSE Review of Books "Alan Murie is the UK expert on the Right to Buy. He provides an in-depth and accessible assessment of the policy, its past, present and future, informed not least by his work in this area over the last 35 years." Peter Williams, University of Cambridge "Students and policy makers alike will enjoy this concise and research based review of one of the most widely discussed housing policies of the past 50 years from the leading author on the topic." David Mullins, University of Birmingham

• Introduction; Selling public housing: Precursors and preconditions; The Right to Buy 1980-2015; Right to Buy: Statistics and impact; A policy commentary; The next phase: Extending the right to buy in England;Conclusions: The right to buy and beyond.