Cities that grow their economies and population, but not their housing stock get into real trouble.
That is a line from the Resolution Foundation’s recent UK2030 report underlining that affordable, decent housing is central to creating a successful city.
People increasingly want to live in cities. This isn’t just a UK phenomenon; the United Nations estimates that by 2050 more than two-thirds of the world’s population will live in an urban area.
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