On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:14:06 +0000 (GMT), John Cartmell wrote:

In article s.net,
Doctor Drivel wrote:
The great thing about the latter part of the Victorian era was that they
introduced standards. Hygiene, water, housing, building control,
engineering (screw threads etc). Because of what they saw in the early part
of the 1800s, they changed matters. This has been going on even to today.
Some, like planning went too far and is a classic case of regulation to
suppress.

A free for all creates poverty and greed. The free market has it place, but
only when inside a framework that works for all.

I think someone mentioned informed decisions. But you only get such decisions
if you have the information - and companies will often want to hide
information that's of potential use to their customers. You have to have the
right balance.

Th free market is the reaosn hoiuses are so expensive.

Supply, and limited demand. And a low interest rate.

If 100 people are chjasing 50 houses, the price will rise until the
inteerst payments on te houses are JUST viable for the 50 most wellpaid of
the ione hindred.

Regulation has nowt to do with it.

Barrat superhutches cost about 80 grand to put up.,,...on plots that are
wirth 200 grand.

Perscott saez its all those drefful toffs owning all the land.

Its ********. Its too many people chaisng too few houyses, and its in the
developers interest to keep it that way..

If inflation goes up and interest rates go up house prices will crash.