Record house prices are being pushed up by an increasing
lack of social housing and scarcity of truly affordable homes, say campaigners.
The average cost of a house is now £286,000 after rising by 6.1 per cent in the
12 months to September this year, according to Office of National Statistics
data. Meanwhile, average prices in London increased by 7.2 per
cent to an eye-watering record high of £531,000. The housing crisis is being
worsened by the Tory government failing to make provision for affordable home
ownership and building of council properties in its widely criticised Housing
and Planning Bill. Read more on the Morning Star website.
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