Comments on: Lily Allen’s views on the UK housing market http://www.politicalchick.co.uk/2007/02/23/lily-allens-views-on-the-housing-market/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:15:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: John http://www.politicalchick.co.uk/2007/02/23/lily-allens-views-on-the-housing-market/#comment-193 John Fri, 04 May 2007 17:23:49 +0000 http://www.politicalchick.co.uk/2007/02/23/lily-allens-views-on-the-housing-market/#comment-193 Hi I agree with you (+Lily) that house prices are the most serious problem for young people today. For a 'safe' 100sqm flat in central london you would be looking at paying 1.5mn pounds. For a similar flat in New York you would pay 300k pounds. Where does the 1.2mn difference go to? That's the tax you have to pay for our NIMBY planning laws. If this continues then hardworking young people will never be able to afford to have children. Hi I agree with you (+Lily) that house prices are the most serious problem for young people today. For a ’safe’ 100sqm flat in central london you would be looking at paying 1.5mn pounds. For a similar flat in New York you would pay 300k pounds. Where does the 1.2mn difference go to? That’s the tax you have to pay for our NIMBY planning laws.

If this continues then hardworking young people will never be able to afford to have children.

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