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by bArray 728 days ago
In the UK, the native indigenous people have a birth rate below replacement rate (note that 'native indigenous' is not 'UK-born' [1]), meaning the requirement for housing should be relatively low. In spite of this, the population of the UK in the last 10 years has increased by at least 6.8% [2].

It remains unclear why we are surprised there is suddenly a housing crisis. /s

[1] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsde...

[2] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populati...