6 Reasons Why You May Have Been Mis-Sold a Right to Buy Mortgage
Real Estate Issues and the Law
At the beginning of 2007, city councils across the UK were alerted to 'door knockers' / mortgage brokers who claimed to be able to negotiate better discounts on behalf of council tenants. Much of what these 'door knockers' were telling their council tenant clients was false and was done with the sole aim of putting themselves in a position whereby they could take a large percentage of the discount originally intended for the council tenant.
Source: Legal:Real-Estate-Law