So it’s the 26th May 2022, and energy prices are through the roof. Basic commodity prices are through the roof. All-the-things prices are through the roof…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the cost of buying a house (in the UK) is not just through the roof, it went through the roof a decade ago and now it’s approaching low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Would it be silly to suggest that houses ought to be cheaper?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know that this is contentious. Estate agents will not be happy. People who’ve recently bought a house will not be happy. Property developers will not be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BUT…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vast majority of people who need to balance their budgets, manage a family income and just get by… they might be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s got to the point where there’s literally no hope that anyone with a ‘normal’ job, anywhere in the UK can afford to buy a house, so perhaps they need to be cheaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The market will not allow this, and I certainly have no magic lever to pull, but, honestly, do we all need to spend so much of our income on purchasing bricks and mortar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps market forces have not served the best interests of the many, but the wallets of the few? Or maybe it’s working out well for people who bought houses a while ago, but crippling the chances of the young.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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