It is easy to despair over London’s housing crisis.
The city is building fewer homes than it has for decades, a trend which looks set to get worse. The average rent of a two-bedroom home is more than £2,200 per month and even renting a single room can cost well over £1,000 a month. First-time buyers now need to find a £134,000 deposit — well beyond what could be saved by forgoing takeaway coffees (especially if you bear that rent figure in mind).
Homelessness is at epidemic levels. Almost 75,000 families are living in temporary accommodation, an…
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