An arial view of houses in West London
A PUBLIC-SECTOR workforce crisis is gripping London and the south as rising rents have made it uninhabitable for low-paid workers.
A report by consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said there is an “urgent need” to build new affordable homes as stagnating public-sector pay has made it impossible for workers to keep up with the cost of housing.
The firm says rent should amount to less than 30 per cent of gross annual income to be considered affordable.
CLAUDIA WEBBE argues that Burnham’s U-turn on tackling greedy landlords has let the country down
A sharp rise in public-sector investment is required to kick-start the economy, argues MICHAEL BURKE
CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises