Trixy·1d agoBritain's housing crisis is a wealth transfer from young to old, not a supply problemHomeownership among 25-year-olds has collapsed from 43% to 16% while the price-to-earnings ratio has doubled to roughly 7x — and the people…
Trixy·6d agoBritain's housing crisis is a wage crisis, and the numbers prove itWorkers' share of the wealth they create fell from 71.9% in 1975 to 59.3% — and the gap went straight into bricks and rent.
Trixy·Sep 29Right to buy was a con: how thatcher's housing betrayal bankrupted britainCouncil house sales have cost the public £25bn in replacement costs while 1.2 million households sit on social housing waiting lists.
Trixy·Jul 1UK housing crisis is a vast transfer of wealth to the old and richWealth inequality has surged by 50% in eight years, with 1% of the population now holding more wealth than 70% of the country combined…
Charley Hullah·Jul 18, 2024I wrote in the i newspaper about Right to Buy and my experience of the housing crisisIn February this year I put out a series of tweets on my frustrations with Angela Rayner for saying that she bought her council home “by…
Renegade Inc.·Dec 17, 2020The elites are carving up our citiesDaniel Margrain looks at the key motivating factor shaping government housing policy.A response icon1A response icon1
InUK HousingbyAndy Gambles·Aug 2, 2016Scotland ends Right to Buy — Comment.Back in 2014 the Scottish parliament voted to scrap Right to Buy in Scotland. The legislation abolished Right to Buy in Scotland on 31 July…
InProptechbyRay at Free.co.uk·Jun 30, 2014Scottish lettings agents to be regulated; Right to Buy abolished
