When too many afford too little, one could claim that a housing market is malfunctioning. The United Kingdom and Sweden suffer from housing shortages in the major cities, creating low affordability, great strain on lower income groups and worse foundation for social sustainability. Considering matters such as different housing histories, political ideologies and policies, Sweden and the UK may seem quite unalike at first, resulting in expectations for two ‘distinct’ housing shortages. However, when a more thoroughly examination is made, it is possible the situation may appear different. Perhaps, it is even possible solving the British and Swedish housing shortages with the same solutions; two birds with one stone.    The purpose with this thesis is to: analyse and compare the British and Swedish housing histories, identify challenges, present a few options to solving today’s low affordability, discuss how these shortages are solved so that affordable housing is obtained in both countries.    To investigate this, the four questions:   1.    Do Sweden and the UK have similar housing histories, and have they contributed to today’s shortages?   2.    Are there similar housing challenges in Sweden and the UK?   3.    Are there the same solutions to the housing shortages of Sweden and the UK?   4.    Which are the most effective options for achieving an affordable housing future?   ; were asked and tried to be answered.    The intentions are that this thesis will be of use to housing debates in both countries, planners, professionals and decision makers, as well as interested and affected laymen, in search for knowledge concerning the reality they are faced with.    Through examining the British and Swedish housing histories from 1946 to 2018, policies during the eras of the ‘Welfare State’, the ‘Liberal Society’ and the ‘State of Crisis’, the affordability challenges of tomorrow where formulated. To find possible options to face these challenges, five experts in the UK were interviewed, leading up to the four options concerning affordability; the market liberal: lowering construction cost and building smaller homes, and the social: local authority development / council housing and policy changes to increase social values in land.    After analysing pros and cons with these options, their effect on increasing affordability and social sustainability were discussed, along with preventing further deregulation and privatisation of the housing markets as well as investing more in the countryside.    The final recommendations and conclusions conclude that policies in both countries need to be changed if these housing shortages are to be truly ended and long-term sustainability on the housing markets achieved. To obtain affordability and stable housing markets, attitudes and policies throughout the societies would have to change towards viewing homes more as a human right, rather than a commodity. Another conclusion is that local authorities/councils have proven themselves to be capable developers in the past, which they can become yet again but only if the current systems change. / När alltför många har råd med alltför lite, kan man hävda att en bostadsmarknad fungerar felaktigt. I Storbritannien och Sverige råder bostadsbrist i storstäderna, vilket belastar låginkomsttagare och skapar en sämre grund för social hållbarhet. Med hänsyn till ämnen så som olika förflutna, politiska ideologier och politik, kan Sverige och Storbritannien i första hand tyckas vara ganska olika, vilket resulterar i förväntningar efter två "distinkta" bostadskriser. Dock, efter en grundligare undersökning är genomförd, kanske situationen uppfattas annorlunda. Kanske är det till och med möjligt att lösa de brittiska och svenska bostadskriserna med samma lösningar, så som det heter på engelska; two birds with one stone.    Syftet med denna avhandling är att: analysera och jämföra historien rörande bostadssituationen i Sverige och Storbritannien, identifiera utmaningar, presentera några alternativ för att lösa dagens kriser samt att diskutera hur dessa kriser bör lösas så att en hållbar morgondag blir uppnådd i båda länderna.    För att undersöka detta, ställdes de fyra frågorna:   1.    Har Storbritannien och Sverige ett liknande förflutet vad gäller bostäder och har dessa bidragit till dagens kriser?   2.    Finns det liknande utmaningar berörande bostäder i Storbritannien och Sverige   3.    Finns det samma lösningar på bostadskriserna i Storbritannien och Sverige?   4.    Vilka är de mest effektiva alternativen för att uppnå en hållbar framtid?   ; vilka försöktes besvaras.    Avsikten är att denna avhandling kommer vara till nytta för bostadsdebatten i båda länderna, planerare, professionella och beslutsfattare samt intresserade och påverkade lekmän på jakt efter kunskap om den verklighet de står inför.    Genom att undersöka hur den brittiska och svenska bostadssituationen tidigare sett ut, från 1946 till 2018, politiken under ”välfärdsstatens”, ”det liberala samhällets" och "staten i kris" eror, har utmaningarna för att uppnå en billigare morgondag formulerats. För att hitta möjliga alternativ för att möta dessa utmaningar, intervjuades fem experter i Storbritannien, vilket ledde fram till de fyra alternativen: de marknadsliberala; sänka byggkostnader och bygga mindre bostäder, samt de sociala; lokala myndigheters bostadsbyggande / kommunalt bostadsbyggande och politiska förändringar för att öka markers sociala värden vid utveckling.    Efter att ha analyserat för- och nackdelar med dessa alternativ diskuterades deras effekt på ökad köpkraft och social hållbarhet, att förhindra ytterligare avregleringar och privatiseringar av bostadsmarknaderna samt att investera mer i landsbygden.    De slutliga rekommendationerna och slutsatserna fastställer att politiken i båda länderna behöver ändras om dessa bostadskriser verkligen ska lösas och långsiktig hållbarhet på bostadsmarknaden uppnås. För att få överkomliga priser och stabila bostadsmarknader skulle attityder och politik i hela samhället behöva förändras mot att betrakta hem mer som en mänsklig rätt snarare än en vara. En annan slutsats är att lokala myndigheter / kommuner tidigare har visat sig vara kapabla bostadsutvecklare, vilket de kan bli igen men bara om de rådande systemen förändras.

Esta dissertação realiza uma análise empírica do Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, utilizando os dados de produção habitacional do programa, o Censo 2010, as bases cartográficas do CEM, entre outros dados. Além disso, as diversas leis que regulam o programa fazem parte do material empírico analisado. Com essas informações, são discutidos três argumentos que a literatura sobre o Minha Casa MinhaVida propõe: a adequação do programa ao perfil do déficit habitacional, o caráter de mercado do programa em detrimento de uma política social, e a relação do programa com a segregação urbana. O objetivo deste debate não é discordar dos argumentos propostos pela literatura, mas sim, adicionar informações que tornem as críticas ao programa mais nuançadas, destacando que a produção habitacional do programa não possui tantos aspectos negativos como foi apontado pela crítica, assim que o Minha Casa Minha Vida foi lançado em 2009. / This dissertation conducts an empirical analysis of My house My life (Program Minha Casa Minha Vida) in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, using data from the program housing production, Census 2010, and CEM cartographic databases, among other data. In addition, various laws governing the program are part of the empirical material analyzed. With this information, we discuss three arguments that the literature on My life My house proposes: the appropriateness of the program to the housing deficit, the market feature of the program to the detriment of social policy, and the relationship of the program with urban segregation . The aim of this discussion is not to disagree with arguments proposed in the literature, but add information to throw lights to the critics making them more nuanced program, noting that the program housing production lacks many negative aspects that were pointed out by the critics when it was released in 2009.

Esta dissertação realiza uma análise empírica do Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, utilizando os dados de produção habitacional do programa, o Censo 2010, as bases cartográficas do CEM, entre outros dados. Além disso, as diversas leis que regulam o programa fazem parte do material empírico analisado. Com essas informações, são discutidos três argumentos que a literatura sobre o Minha Casa MinhaVida propõe: a adequação do programa ao perfil do déficit habitacional, o caráter de mercado do programa em detrimento de uma política social, e a relação do programa com a segregação urbana. O objetivo deste debate não é discordar dos argumentos propostos pela literatura, mas sim, adicionar informações que tornem as críticas ao programa mais nuançadas, destacando que a produção habitacional do programa não possui tantos aspectos negativos como foi apontado pela crítica, assim que o Minha Casa Minha Vida foi lançado em 2009. / This dissertation conducts an empirical analysis of My house My life (Program Minha Casa Minha Vida) in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, using data from the program housing production, Census 2010, and CEM cartographic databases, among other data. In addition, various laws governing the program are part of the empirical material analyzed. With this information, we discuss three arguments that the literature on My life My house proposes: the appropriateness of the program to the housing deficit, the market feature of the program to the detriment of social policy, and the relationship of the program with urban segregation . The aim of this discussion is not to disagree with arguments proposed in the literature, but add information to throw lights to the critics making them more nuanced program, noting that the program housing production lacks many negative aspects that were pointed out by the critics when it was released in 2009.