Anything other than a pledge and a plan to fund a national housebuilding and council housebuilding programme in today's Spring Budget fails to fix the country's broken housing market – which is at its most acute in London.
But even the anticipated tinkering fell by the wayside. There was no real help for first-time buyers, no meaningful commitment to increase the supply of rental homes or homes for sale, and no stamp duty relief – much to the disappointment of all estate agents.
