In Oxford & Cambridge we have the same problem. I am spending an uncomfortable part of my income in renting. Furthermore, landlords tend to be greedy and unhel

In Oxford & Cambridge we have the same problem. I am spending an uncomfortable part of my income in renting. Furthermore, landlords tend to be greedy and unhelpful with any issues. Regulations give you little protection. So the whole experience is disgusting even if you are willing to go for premium properties. I am considering to buy, but I am not to keen to borrow money equivalent to a decade and a half of income. It feels like selling my soul. The problem here is incredibly expensive land. A small plot in the countryside goes for at least £150k. With so much empty land, permit restrictions can only be explained as a way to keep land supply low and prices high. I can only sympathise with the tiny house movement. They try to hack planning regulations by building small homes which require no planning permits [1-4]. Maybe not a scalable solution, but definitely a way to voice concern about unfair and wealth-extracting policies that force you to devote years of work to buy a tiny chunk of land from billionaire landowners. [1] http://www.tinyhouseuk.co.uk/property-ladder.html http://www.tinyhouseuk.co.uk/property-ladder.html [2] https://tinyhousescotland.co.uk/faqs https://tinyhousescotland.co.uk/faqs [3] https://www.echoliving.co.uk/planning https://www.echoliving.co.uk/planning [4] http://tlio.org.uk/ http://tlio.org.uk/