“British Millennials and their peers in other developed countries have fallen behind older generations when it comes to wealth, income and home ownership, a trend that politicians have been slow to address in the wake of the global financial crisis.”
The title of the article and the article itself is about income and wealth. That is what the other posts are about. Your response is mainly about housing, a related but different issue. The Resolution foundation solution to the problems created by Socialism is (surprise) more socialism. Rent controls? Really? Where as that ever worked? If there a severe lack of housing build some in the “green belt”, or go vertical, or clear out the welfare wogs sucking the system dry and taking up space. Its a matter of choices.
the income and wealth are tied to housing - it’s not a different issue. In the 80s people who lived in government housign got their public funded housing cheap. Then the prices zoomed up into the stratosphere and at the same time the green belt etc. prevented the under 40s from getting into the housing market. Now the old have their jobs and retirement pensions fixed and go ans spend it in Spain, while the young are pretty much screwed as they have to pay for the old timers NHS - it’s a ponzi scheme