Here in the UK we have a chronic issue with a lack of new housing developments, alongside issues like poor rental conditions. We also have a very strong "landlo

Here in the UK we have a chronic issue with a lack of new housing developments, alongside issues like poor rental conditions. We also have a very strong "landlord lobby", and a sizeable proportion of landlords in the ruling party, which get in the way of fixing either issue because it means less return for landlords from the assets they currently own.