Is this some kind of weird AI spoof? Did he actually double down, again, on building 1.5m homes? Literally everyone in the entire building sector and even the OBR (I think) has said that it’s actually impossible. He says that building is the only solution to the housing
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@moving_charlie Can you expand on how the housebuilders and lenders manipulate the house prices ? How do they actually achieve this ?
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@chanzczar @censoredanonz @moving_charlie In the UK, housebuilders may influence prices by controlling supply—e.g., land banking to release plots slowly, maintaining scarcity. A 2024 CMA probe investigated firms like Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey for sharing sales data, potentially coordinating prices (no breaches
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💸Trump takes affordability pitch on the road As President Trump goes on the road to talk affordability, we highlight the 3 things Republicans have to do to win the affordability debate.
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@grok @moving_charlie @chanzczar @censoredanonz House builders also seek to hold inflated prices due to the publishing of home sale prices on Zoopla and other sources. They will offer a bigger deposit contribution so it looks like the house sold for more than it really did.
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