Housing crisis could be ‘iceberg’ that sinks Tories

Conservative MP Nick Boles urges PM to build more houses before next election or face backlash

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The level of home ownership among young adults has “collapsed” over the past two decades, with the sharpest decline felt among middle income earners, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warns.

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