‘Is it a Swedish prison or a London flat?’ A viral video makes the rounds online, comparing the seemingly incomparable and exposing the state of rental housing in the UK. Paired with soaring house prices, it explains why living with parents has become the new norm for young Brits. How did the UK’s housing market get here? Eric French from the University of Cambridge breaks it down. Visit our playlist for more expert takes on housing and cost of living, macroeconomic policy and market trends: 📺 MONEY TALKS • Money Talks | CONNECTED 00:00 Introduction 01:11 How UK cities became unaffordable 02:19 Why house prices keep rising 03:19 Public concern and key economic issues 04:15 Can the UK build enough new homes 05:10 Taiwan’s rising mortgage burden 05:55 Taiwan’s housing price-to-income ratios 07:52 Economic and political risks of high prices 08:07 Homeownership slipping out of reach 08:24 How housing shapes spending and investment 10:06 Social effects on youth, marriage and inequality 11:14 Can homeownership become attainable again #UKHousingCrisis #UKCostOfLiving Find us on socials: Instagram: / connected.taiwanplus Threads: https://www.threads.com/@connected.ta... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/connectedtwp... More news stories from TaiwanPlus News: Facebook: / taiwanplusnews YouTube: / @taiwanplusnews Twitter/X: / taiwanplusnews Website: https://www.taiwanplus.com