UK Property Market Inequality Compared to US
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What happened
A report noted that in the UK, property accounts for approximately 40 per cent of all household wealth, a figure considerably higher than in the United States. The UK's Gini coefficient, which measures inequality, is currently 0.33, up from 0.26 in the 1970s. This trend is linked to house prices rising faster than incomes, making home ownership increasingly difficult to access.
Why it matters
In the UK, home ownership has been a primary mechanism for ordinary households to build wealth. However, the report suggests that the decline of council housing through Right to Buy has restricted access to this wealth creator, leading to greater wealth distribution unevenness.
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Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
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