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It's estimated that 40% of the council homes sold in london are now owned by private landlords. ifeel very sad it's ended up like this, because it's horrible. you'll make me cry in a minute. it is horrible. is it that upsetting for you to see? yeah. it was lovely. and now it's not. it's not progress, is it? they say everything is progress but it's not. some of those who bought their old council homes have stayed. in the tower blocks, anthony and gloria, also took advantage of right by.

The council says owners were consulted and can pay in interest—free instalments, but if the selvarajahs can't find the cash, they may have to sell their home. i want to check i'm going to pay that much money before i know if i can afford, i have to say that, so i want to find out, i want to decide what i am going to do. i very sure i can't pay that money. anthony is determined to stay. this house, i won't sell it. all my memories are here. i'm a 76—year—old man. my wife is 70. who is going to listen?

In 2003, they paid £53,000 for their two—bedroom flat. where are you from? sri lanka. which part? kandy. so who are all these people? this is my daughter, she is going to university. myself, my wife. the flagship policy of a0 years ago still has a price today the selvarajahs own their flat but the council still owns the building when repairs are carried out, anthony and gloria have to pay their share. so you've got these new windows. there they are. when did they come in? two weeks ago. so these are brand—new. brand—new. anthony and gloria didn't have a choice. the council replaced the ...

I don't know where i'm going to get this money. where are you going to get this money? i don't have any relations or friends who can do this one for me. what can i do? no place to run. only the council can solve this problem. it's an absolute consequence of right to buy and with the maintenance over a period of decades, people need the financial means to fund that improvement. it isa it is a huge burden. when the final estimate arrived injanuary, anthony was recovering from a stroke and it's now too late to object. hello, i'm mrs selvarajah. i'm a leaseholder but i have a bill of £27,000. i a...

For repairs like this. but almost £750,000 went on legal fees and compensation. so there is not much left to fix problems. the council pipe is broken. so that's just pouring down. that's like a shower? yeah, like a shower. remember anthony and gloria, the homeowners with the new windows and the tower block? two years ago the council failed to repair a leaking pipe on the floor above them. gradually it got worse, and it ended up like this. water pouring from the seventh floor through the flats below. anthony and gloria lived like this for three weeks, and they say they finally left for a hotel...