Have UK house prices become an EU political football?

[Nicholas Wallwork]

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has attracted ridicule and amazement in equal measures amid suggestions that UK house prices could be “worth up to 18% less” by 2018 if the UK votes to leave the European Union. This measurement is against what Treasury analysts forecast for UK house prices if the UK remains within

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[lookinginvest]

I am confused whether remaining in the European Union or exiting would offer the best prospects for the UK property market? Can anyone enlighten me?

 

[nmb]

If you are trying to scare people into voting to remain in the European Union the prime target would be property prices. Let's not forget that for the average family an investment in their home will likely be the largest investment in their lifetime. If you suggest that the value of this asset will fall if we leave the European Union then there is a chance they will vote to remain simply to protect their property assets. Is this the right strategy and is it morally correct?

 

[lookinginvest]

All we need are the facts! Why can neither campaign give us cold hard facts? Why does everything have to be twisted to support their views?