Housing: how 14 years of Tory rule have changed Britain β in charts
Rents have soared, temporary homelessness more than doubled and housebuilding targets repeatedly missed
Ask a millennial in the UK in 2024 what distinguishes them from their parentsβ generation and it is likely that a single-word answer will crop up: housing.
Since 2010, despite a succession of government pledges to would-be homeowners, the average age of a first-time buyer in the UK has risen. Meanwhile rents have soared, homelessness has more than doubled and housebuilding targets have been repeatedly missed.
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