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Would this wheeze help with house prices?

westernpromise · 2016-08-04 12:55:04

I am more than ever convinced that a secular solution to the problem of high house prices needs to be found. The knee jerk assumption is that prices are high because supply is constrained. While that's somewhat the case, it does not follow that the obvious way to increase supply is to build more houses. We don't really…

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ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite

8 August 2016 at 10:12PM

economic wrote: »

i agree they can be a pain sometimes. however i would never sacrifice location for having a house instead of a flat. a flat in desired location >>>>> house in 2nd choice location.

my flat in highgate has no ground rent and well maintained and reasonable service charge.

I wouldn't rule a flat out completely but as I said I need outside storage also I like having a detached house and not having to worry about noise etc

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