Why building new towns isn’t the answer to the UK’s housing crisis
- Written by Amrita Kulka, Assistant Professor, Political Economy and Public Economics, University of Warwick
The UK is aiming to build 1.5 million homes over five years.Nick Beer/ShutterstockThe UK’s new government is intent on building 1.5 million homes over the next five years. It’s all part of the plan to address the housing supply and affordability crisis.
Many of these homes are to be built in the form of large communities or new towns of...
