More evidence of the government's failures on housing comes from the Liberal Democrat comments on housing standards. The shrinking size of UK housing (and the long term shrinkage quoted in the Guardian report is truly shocking) is now being driven by the lack of supply. This also leads to the beds in sheds phenomenon and overcrowding in legitimate housing. In turn, pushing far too many people in to sub standard housing has awful knock on effects in health, economic productivity, quality of life, pressures on public services and even crime.
Meanwhile George Osborne's help to buy simply pushes up prices without increasing housing supply. The "help to buy" phrase really applies to him buying the next election.
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