Tackling the UK’s housing crisis means addressing one key problem: affordability
- Written by Paul Anand, Professor of Economics, The Open University

The UK government has serious ambition when it comes to solving England’s housing crisis. Shortly after the 2024 general election, it pledged to build 1.5 million new homes over the next five years.
It’s a big plan which could help improve the quality of life of millions of people. But is such an ambitiou...