I read the article Lara and thought it added nothing to explain the issues, simply adding a few flippant comments to the debate. In my opinion, housing affordability is a global problem - some countries like Canada and Australia have had a larger increase than the UK, some have had less, like the USA. However, many developed countries seem to have areas where people earning average salaries cannot afford to rent or buy. If there was a solution that was politically or economically viable, one city or one country would have implemented it by now. If there was a single or a local driver of property prices, it would be possible to mitigate that, however, we're now in a world where property is a global commodity and I doubt you can get the toothpaste back in the tube. If I don't see the situation changing significantly in the future, irrespective of any of the suggestions on this thread.