Housing crisis: can Brown solve this very British problem?

One of the most prominent initiatives launched by the Brown Government is a green paper which proposes solutions to Britain’s unique housing problem. The relentless rise in UK house prices has caused a serious lack of affordable housing and even high-earning graduates are finding it hard to get on the property ladder. The green paper outlines three major areas the Government will focus on: Increasing the housing supply – building more houses and incentives for councils and developers to build more homes. More affordable homes – more social housing projects and a Government shared equi...