so...
1) increase the minimum wage.
2) average household occupancy is about 2.3 (2011 census), so the shortfall isn't as big as you imply. Also if Brits would get out of that mind set that you have to make a huge profit every time you sell a house, then that would certainly help prices. But who's brave enough to do that?
3) increase the minimum wage.
Something to think about (and you can apply this to EU, or even to US-Mexico): rather than spend energy trying to stop people coming into your country, why not work to *improve* the standard of living in that country?
It'd be to everyone's benefit: people will be less inclined to move to the richer country, and it'll stop people complaining that the forrins are coming to take "our" jobs.
Sure, it's a long-term project with very little return at first, but isn't it worth it?
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admiral crunch holds the newsreader's nose squarely, Wed 15 Jun 2016, 13:54,
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I think house prices are more determined by supply and demand and buy to lets.
I certainly agree that minimum wage needs to be increased to a decent living wage.
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Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Wed 15 Jun 2016, 14:17,
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regarding point 2
in addition, another problem is unwillingness/inability of old folks to downsize. This is not something that could or should ever be enforced but there could be some incentive for them to sell their 3 bed semi to a family - for example. But then we'd have to have some sort of society, altruism and community awareness - these human properties appear to all be in decline.
Anyway it'd be easier to coax the old cunts to move if the care system wasn't a total nightmare and the availability of wardened accomodation was higher. Maybe sorting that stuff out would free up a few houses.
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