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There wasn't much sense on the BBC's rate rise Have-Your-Say but this this guy understands;

Added: Thursday, 10 May, 2007, 16:29 GMT 17:29 UK

First and Last

"If you want house prices to go down for the long to medium term, you have to build more houses, or have fewer households."

That is the truest statement on the board. High house prices are being caused by housing shortages. It's the basic capitalist supply & demand scenario.

But who would vote for a party who says "I will bring the cost of housing down". Very few, because the next step of capitalism comes into force - personal greed.

andy williams, holyhead