How Science and Tech Are Bringing Down the Cost of Home Ownership

For many years now, there have been reports of the housing shortage in the UK. A combination of lack of existing availability and not enough new houses being built has led to spiraling costs, with many people being effectively priced out of the market. The knock-on effect of this has been that many who would prefer to buy have found themselves having to rent instead. While this has many advantages, such as being flexible and meaning the landlord is responsible for upkeep and repairs, homeownership is generally regarded as being a better option in the long term. But there is some quite encouraging news for anyone wanting to get on the property ladder and that is that technology is starting to come to the rescue in reducing the costs of building, running and buying homes.