High housing costs likely to play a role in the UK’s general election

This story was produced by our colleagues at the BBC.

If you want to understand the United Kingdom’s housing market right now, the best thing to do is go looking to buy a home.

Minreet Kaur is 43 and lives in a small two-bed house in London. She’s a full-time caregiver for her parents, and since her mom was diagnosed with blood cancer, she said her family needs more space. But she’s struggling to find a bigger house within her $770,000 budget that’s close to her mom’s hospital.