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·Oct 30Britain's wealth is buried in bricks, not built in factoriesThe UK holds £5.4 trillion in housing wealth while its workers' share of GDP has fallen from 71.9% to 59.3% since 1975.
Trixy·Oct 25Britain's housing crisis is a class war disguised as a market failureHomeownership has collapsed for under-40s while the top 1% hold more wealth than 70% of the country combined — and the political class has…
Trixy·Oct 7Britain's housing crisis is a liquidity crisis, not a shortage crisisWith 44% of homes underoccupied and transaction costs locking 25 million people in the wrong places, the problem isn't how many houses we…
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·Sep 26The UK's housing crisis is an affordability crisis, not a shortageEngland's housing stock grew 9% between 2011 and 2021 while the population grew 6% — yet median wages of £31,524 can't buy a home.A response icon1A response icon1
Trixy·Sep 20Britain's housing crisis is a tax scam dressed up as a wealth problemThe UK forgives £30bn a year in untaxed property gains while 1% of households hold more wealth than 70% combined.
Trixy·Sep 6Britain's housing wealth is a £5.4 trillion drag on the real economyThe UK has locked more than half its national wealth into bricks and mortar compared to 29% in the United States, starving productive…
Trixy·Jul 23UK housing crisis is a wealth transfer from young to oldMedian house prices now sit at 8.5 times median earnings, while the top 1% hold more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
