How Did the UK’s Housing Crisis Get So Bad?

Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/tldr In this video we breakdown how the UK’s housing crisis got so bad, why rents and prices have spiralled, and what changed to make housing so hard to afford. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! SOURCES Financial Times Who Caused the UK’s Housing Crisis? https://www.ft.com/content/3fbd23e9-1330-4514-a849-5a0d7577d167 Financial Times A Nation of Property Hoarders: How Right to Buy Transformed UK Housing https://www.ft.com/content/2e2c1eda-9c6f-4dfc-a79c-5186b1d423ad ONS Housing Affordability in England https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/bulletins/housingaffordabilityinenglandandwales/2024 Resolution Foundation Britain’s Housing Stock Offers Worst Value for Money https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/press-releases/britains-housing-stock-offers-worst-value-for-money-of-any-advanced-economy/ Resolution Foundation Housing Outlook https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/app/uploads/2024/03/HO-Q1-2024-FINAL.pdf Home Building Federation Examining UK Housing Stock https://www.hbf.co.uk/documents/12890/International_Audit_Digital_v1.pdf Town Planning Expert A Brief History of the Game https://www.tpexpert.org/a-brief-history-of-the-game-planning-1947-to-2020/ Works in Progress Why Britain Doesn’t Build https://worksinprogress.co/issue/why-britain-doesnt-build/ Centre for Cities Restarting Housebuilding https://www.centreforcities.org/reader/restarting-housebuilding-i/how-does-the-planning-system-restrict-private-housebuilding-at-the-local-level/ Centre for Cities The Impact of Green Belt on Housebuilding https://www.centreforcities.org/blog/the-impact-of-green-belt-on-housebuilding House of Commons Library Green Belt https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN00934/SN00934.pdf UK Housing Review Planning Reform: A Zonal Future? https://www.ukhousingreview.org.uk/Contemporary-Issues/2021-Chapter2.pdf The Guardian UK Housing Crisis: How Did Owning a Home Become Unaffordable? https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2021/mar/31/uk-housing-crisis-how-did-owning-a-home-become-unaffordable