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• BLKNSLVR 8y ago
  Saying that the incomes have improved in 11 years is hardly an argument worth repeating outside the ultra-short-term pithy-insult points scoring arena that is parliament. In 1979 the average house cost 18,785 GBP and the average wage was 4,198, whilst in 1990 the average house price was 56,365 and the average wage was 11,820.[0] The average house price increased 300% whilst the average wage increased 282%. It's a grossly poor resolution comparison, but it shows that, using this metric alone, just looking at averages alone (somewhat problematic in itself), wages increased more slowly than housing. [0]: http://thedesignlab.co.uk/costofliving2015/ukupdate.php?uid=36 http://thedesignlab.co.uk/costofliving2015/ukupdate.php?uid=...