I read the article as saying: the excess of private landlords, combined with poor renter rights, pushes prices up a lot. But iswym that doesn't explain an actual shortage.
I'm born and bred Hastings, living in Brighton now, and have seen all the younger adults in my family move away, mostly to places in Kent, in order to afford somewhere to live.
I've bought the argument that we need loads more homes built in this country to address this, but a friend sent me...