The long-complained housing shortage may not exist after all. Rather, there is a shortage of cheap rents and affordable housing, according to a new study. The peer-reviewed study, published in April in the scientific journal Debate on housing policy, found that the US had a surplus of 3.3 million homes between 2000 and 2020 – … Read more
Full of dumped carpets, sofas and even beds, could this be the most fly-ridden street in Britain? Tannahill Road in Painsley, Scotland, was once a thriving community and is now overrun with rubbish, which has angered residents and created a breeding ground for rats. Although the abandoned housing estate, located in the Ferguslie Park area, … Read more
Boomers were twice as likely to buy a home earlier in life, data shows Home ownership has shifted to older generations over the past twenty years Stop eating avocado on toast, cancel Netflix and work harder. That’s the jokey advice commonly parroted as the solution to Gen Z’s homeownership problems. But stagnant wages and rising … Read more
Tens of thousands of social housing units currently sit empty, despite the country facing a national housing crisis. There are 33,993 vacant council properties in England, the highest number since 2009. And Sky News can reveal that more than 6,000 public homes have been empty for more than a year. These include several homes that … Read more