From: roland@perry.uk 
  
 In message <109mb4t$3qh8d$4@dont-email.me>, at 10:28:45 on Mon, 8 Sep 
 2025, Jethro_uk  remarked: 
 >On Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:03:00 +0100, Roland Perry wrote: 
 > 
 >> In message <109kcl0$3pssh$2@dont-email.me>, at 16:42:09 on Sun, 7 Sep 
 >> 2025, Jethro_uk  remarked: 
 >>> [quoted text muted] 
 >> 
 >> But there isn't a shortage of properties for owner occupiers to buy. 
 >> Quite the reverse. They've stopped much of the building on the new 
 >> estates surrounding Ely [sorry] because they can't sell the ones they 
 >> already have. 
 > 
 >When looking at new builds in 2014, every single developer stressed the 
 >properties were sold in small lots to ensure the price remained as high 
 >as possible. Which suggests any housing "crisis" is entirely an 
 >artificial construction. 
  
 This is 2025, and largely because of regulations like solar panels, car 
 chargers, massive insulation, broadband and air-pump heating, the total 
 cost is more than buyers can afford (even if they'd be happy not to have 
 all those whistles and bells). 
 -- 
 Roland Perry 
  
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