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it it crumbles. and these beams appear. they won t last much longer. there is dry rot. slums were demolished and millions of council homes were built in their place. the idea was to provide decent homes at cheap rents. it gives me great pleasure in declaring brandon how was open. when you look back, you see the photographs of the tenants moving in, often there were grand opening ceremonies, local dignitaries were there. people were moving from slums and they came to buckingham palace. by 1980, about a third of the population were living in council homes so it s a massive part of a history that affects nearly every family in one way or another. we are going to take you through the policies that have changed our housing estates. all the homes here were originally owned by the local council, lewisham. the first big change was in 1980. margaret thatcher introduced

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