• CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    More like the UK government (and every damn government since I’ve been alive) just hates housebuilding and will come up with any reason to prevent it.

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      1 month ago

      I think it’s more that NIMBYs hate house building and generally slow the process down.

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        1 month ago

        Same banality of evil that causes millionares row in New York to mostly just be a bunch of empty skyscrapers. Property makes an excellent investment vehicle and restricting the supply keeps prices high.