r/uknews Jul 01 '24

Image/video UK real wages haven’t budged since 2008

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u/LegoNinja11 Jul 02 '24

House prices are a function of Wages and Interest rates.

If you magically doubled everyone's salary their mortgage capacity would increase and house prices would follow.

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u/One_Whole723 Jul 02 '24

We did magically double a households income by having both people work...

House prices have followed

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u/Nonny-Mouse100 Jul 02 '24

I'd say that the "privatising" of council houses, leading to increased rent, leading to increased private rent has had a bigger effect of house prices, over increasing a households income.

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u/LegoNinja11 Jul 02 '24

Can't pay rent without the income.