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British housing crisis creates new conflicts as developers seek to build homes

PBS NewsHour - World

English - July 17, 2023 22:25 - 7 minutes - 14.6 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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Experts in Britain are warning that a generation of young people may never be able to own their own homes because of a grave housing crisis. There is a shortfall of over four million homes and it is now a hot political issue. Pressure is growing to start building in England's rolling countryside where construction has been outlawed for decades. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders