S1E84 - "Something ODD is happening UK housing market" Top Economist
Published: October 26, 2025
Duration: 13:52
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Top Economist Steve Keen breaks down why the UK’s housing market has gone from “crisis” to “ticking time bomb.” With long-run data and Ravel demos, Steve shows how deregulated mortgage lending not mere shortage pushed the price-to-income ratio from ~4.5× in the post-war era to ~9× today, and lays out two concrete, workable policies to restore affordability: PILL (Property Income Limited Lev...