England’s ‘once in a generation’ housing law takes effect as US housing legislation sits in congressional purgatory
- Written by Allyson Gold, Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
The U.K. Parliament passed legislation in an effort to control spiraling rental costs and reverse rising homelessness rates. Matt Cardy/Getty ImageHousing costs are eating up more and more of Americans’ monthly budgets.
Half of renters and a quarter of homeowners are cost-burdened, meaning they spend more than a third of their income to pay...