Dispatches

The Great Housing Scandal (2016x20)

Air date: Aug 15, 2016

Harry Wallop investigates the failure to build enough affordable homes in the UK, finding out what happened to a much-heralded government plan to sell off enough public land to build 100,000 new homes. He learns of deals done with big developers at a potential loss to the taxpayer and discovers large areas of sold-off land sitting empty, while millions of people can't find an affordable home to buy.