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Relocating jobs, not homes, could ease housing crisis
Original: If, as many here have argued, its no so much we have a shortage of homes but that they are often in the wrong place, the
A debate on the UK housing crisis argues the core problem is not a shortage of homes but their distribution, with properties concentrated in areas without enough jobs. Commenters point to Andy Burnham's regionalism agenda as a model for moving employment to regions that already have spare housing, easing pressure on overheated markets like London and the South East.
Why now: The UK housing crisis and regional inequality remain live political topics, and devolution to mayors like Andy Burnham is reigniting debate over job relocation as housing policy.
Andy BurnhamUnited KingdomGreater Manchester
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- If, as many here have argued, its no so much we have a shortage of homes but that they are often in the wrong place, then one way of alleviating our housing crisis would be to use Andy Burnham's regionalism, to start to relocate jobs (work) to areas that *do* have spare housing… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 18
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