On Tuesday, 13 February 2018 13:51:02 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
whisky-dave wrote:
Well yes isn't that obvious. The reason they are so cheap is because it
cost so much to repair them and bring them up to the standard required.
The same goes for building on a plot of land.

Not so. Some areas are so poor you couldn't sell a new house at a profit.
Supply and demand.

Then show me such a place.
Where is the demand so low you can't sell a house there ?