Tackling Europe’s housing shortage: effective strategies?

Allowing properties such as garden sheds to be rented out is a step towards chaos, writes Labour politician Connor Sheehan in the Irish Examiner:

“No clarity on minimum space. No guarantees on safety standards. No certainty around tenancy rights. … That is not a housing solution. It is a recipe for exploitation. … It suggests that in the face of crisis, the answer yet again is to dilute standards. Housing is not just about units and numbers. It is about dignity, safety, and security. It is about whether people have a place they can genuinely call home. … Rushing through flawed proposals may create the illusion of action, but it will only deepen the problems we are trying to solve.”