Few issues dominate Dutch politics like the shortage of affordable homes, and the government has unveiled sweeping plans to build hundreds of thousands of new dwellings.

A national priority

Young people and key workers have been priced out of cities like Amsterdam and Utrecht, where demand vastly outstrips supply.

New policies aim to speed up construction, free up land and curb speculative investment that has pushed prices skyward.

Watching the experiment

With housing crises gripping cities across Europe, policymakers from Dublin to Berlin are watching the Dutch approach closely.