I remember not to long ago seeing whole streets of houses being offered for £150 per house admittedly they were in terrible condition and mostly up north but what struck me was that the local council were not allowed to buy them?
That my friend is/was government policy.

Those housing laws must be repealed asap so that councils can get back into building homes for their constituents. As used to be the norm.

Not everyone wants to buy a home. Not everyone can afford a good house.
Home ownership is a relatively new concept.

The 'housing ladder' was a marketing ploy cooked up by the Tories and their builder buddies to sucker people into lifetime debt.

If you have a mortgage (literally death debt) you are unlikely to go on strike or demand better working conditions.