Houses needed for additional 239,000 people

Arthurian

Mrs_Arcanum wrote: »

Not forgetting the employment this provides - so a real win win situation.

The total land in the UK built on is only 9% so we still have room to build, yet still the UK has the smallest living space per person.

I'm as suspicious of this "9%" as I am of the oft-quoted "population of the world can fit onto the Isle of Wight" statistic. Seems to me we live in a very congested island.

buglawton

buglawton wrote: »

Numerous European countries have solved this by building upwards... in Europe, building regulations about minimum liveability specifications are much much tighter ....

Finally its official:
BBC article today - Architects attack 'shoebox' homes

geneer

Rinoa wrote: »

No. That was my interpretation of the article.

Which regretfully allows you to divert attention away from the important bit ~ as you attempt to do on so many topics.

Speaking of the important bit, pretty sure pre 2008 the old supply and demand angle was regularly trotted out by you guys as a reason why house prices couldn't possibly crash. Yet they did.



This is part of the equation. Not all of it.

geneer

Pimperne1 wrote: »

Would have been even cheaper if they had bought about 2.5 years ago though.

Please provide evidence in support of your assertion.
I suspect you won't be able to.

Pimperne1 wrote: »

Its not really that bad for most current owners as they either have loads of equity

Yeah. Its probably those who bought in 2007 that have the problems eh?

Pimperne1 wrote: »

or they are selling up and buying a larger home which is cheaper too.

If they manage to sell.
Doesn't seem to be much happening on that front at the moment.