‘Luxury takes time. We don’t have time’: The former top military officer on a mission to fix the Dutch housing crisis
Lemmy.ca [Unofficial]
March 23, 2026
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/23/former-top-military-officer-elanor-boekholt-osullivan-mission-fix-dutch-housing-crisis
It’s interesting to perspectives from elsewhere. The Netherlands is also facing a housing crisis, and they’re also talking about significant increases in construction. Part of that will be to limit local control.
Interestingly, they’re also talking about changing the type of construction: fewer rooms.
There isn’t quite enough context to explain why that would help, but it’s something I haven’t really heard politicians saying here in Canada.
What changes would you make to speed up housing growth here?
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