Of course Alastair Cooke was pleased to buy his council property (Letters, August 8).

I am sure he insisted on paying the full market price, like the rest of us have to.

I am sure he did not take the huge discount offered at the time.

Of course he did. So now he resides in a property with substantial equity subsidised by us hard-working taxpayers.

I didn't notice him thanking the public, though. I am sure his honour will prevail and he will wish to stomp up the rest of the prices now he is so comfortably off at the expense of the rest of us.

-Mr Willow, Firth Road, Hove