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England worst place in developed world to find housing, says report
(www.theguardian.com)
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While the free market should be able to correct the problem, it can't.
I can't talk specifically about the uk, but in the US many locales have strict zoning regualtions that hamper building medium density cheap housing, perfect for all these people that can't afford to live where there's work.
Examples are things like minimum parking requiements, driveway setbacks, and limitations on multifamily homes.
You're contradicting yourself. There's no free market when you have zoning regulations. That's the issue in Britain as well - too much red tape everywhere and too many fees to get any permissions. Builders are not allowed to build as much as they want or as much as people need. The housing crisis is created artificially by the government.