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There are very severe restrictions on local councils that limit how many houses they can build. So on average they've been building 1400 a year, across the UK.
by TheOtherHobbes 3y ago
There are very severe restrictions on local councils that limit how many houses they can build. So on average they've been building 1400 a year, across the UK.
There are also some quite generous tax breaks for landlords, including mortgage relief.
The playing field is slanted very heavily towards private ownership and (literal) rent-seeking.
- dukeyukey 3y agoMy understanding is that the restrictions aren't on the local councils - they can choose to approve more housing, like what Croydon did a few years ago. It's just most councils don't.