Housing crisis: can Brown solve this very British problem?

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Gordon Brown has started his new role as Prime Minister with a flurry of new legislation and initiatives in order to negate the threat of the populist Conservative leader, David Cameron.

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...

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