Inequality and ‘affordable’ housing

Stephen Young debates how university students have a role to play in the shortage of affordable housing, while Gerard Bell calls for clarity on what constitutes affordable housing. The huge expansion in the number of university students must be a significant factor in the shortage of affordable housing ( Editorial, 22 July). Student loans and the willingness of students to share rents in multiple occupancy housing has driven the conversion of many affordable homes into highly profitable buy-to-l