The problem with the housing system is that nobody can agree what’s wrong with it.  With most problems, people can agree roughly on what’s going on, what parts are working, and what parts aren’t working. There might be some disagreement on the right tactic for fixing the broken parts.  Not so with housing. Everything is up for grabs. What is the problem exactly? How did it come about? What would help it? Whose job is it to fix it?  A housing minister has to figure everything out from first principles. No matter what they do, respected academic and professional experts…

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