[Al-Khwarizmi]

The old Catholic distrust of money and profits permeates our view. This is probably why generations of French people, my family included, have never fantasised about owning their home. We didn’t have to. It didn’t make any sense and wasn’t an ambition in life.

Spain is also a Catholic country and everyone has always wanted to own a home, as in the UK. Lately there are more rented flats but the reason is sky-high house prices and low income, not that people like renting.