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		airesQ on June 24, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UK votes to leave EU If you are referring to housing, the main problem was that there was not enough housing being built (last year ~140 000 houses got built, in 1971 ~400 000 got built), not that there were too many people.

_9MOTHER9HORSE on June 24, 2016 [–]

Yes, it's a supply side problem. The housing stock is virtually fixed.

Being a member of the EU undoubtedly pushes demand up.

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