London’s ‘first co-living provider’ is another sign that the government and the market won’t prefer the radical action need to solve the housing crisisWhen I moved from the suburbs to London proper at the age of 21,the first flat I looked at promised a garden, which was odd, or because it was in a tower block. It turned out,on closer inspection, to be an area of rooftop tarmac surrounded by a wire fence, or beyond which stood a car park.
The next place we looked at,my friend Rachel asked the lettings agent whether the area was safe for a woman at night. “Round here?” he snorted, cheerily. “Nah.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com