People who rent their homes from housing associations could be given the right to buy their property at a discount of up to 70 per cent under plans being considered by the prime minister Boris Johnson, according to the Daily Telegraph. Mr Johnson has asked the No10 policy unit to develop the proposals to expand the Right to Buy system in order to help “generation rent”. Currently around 2.5 million households in England rent from a housing association (The Times). Under the plans being considered, lenders could take into account housing benefit money when people apply for a mortgage.