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The Anglosphere needs to learn to love apartment living

Housing shortages and affordability crises are growing problems in the Anglosphere. England, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland have fallen behind in housebuilding rates compared to western Europe.

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  • English-speaking countries have fallen behind in housebuilding rates compared to western Europe.
  • House prices have risen faster in the English-speaking countries.
  • Anglophone culture values privacy and single-family housing, causing an aversion to urban density.
  • Planning systems in these countries facilitate objections to individual applications, preserving low-density status quo.
  • Environmental conservation preference leads to car-dependent sprawl and green land consumption.
The Anglosphere needs to learn to love apartment living
Housebuilding rates in English-speaking states have fallen behind the rest of the developed world
Financial TimesJohn Burn-Murdoch

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