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Young people in the UK were already screwed.

Leaving the EU will open up a whole range of challenges and opportunities, some of which may see young people ending up slightly less screwed.

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If you are referring to housing, the main problem was that there was not enough housing being built (last year ~140 000 houses got built, in 1971 ~400 000 got built), not that there were too many people.

Yes, it's a supply side problem. The housing stock is virtually fixed.

Being a member of the EU undoubtedly pushes demand up.

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