From: curiosity 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: HWO MUCH IS YOUR PROPERTY WORTH ? : according to Yahoo
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:53:40 +0200

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 11:18:13 +0000 (UTC), "Troy Steadman"
 wrote:

>"sam1967"  wrote in message
>news:t54ln0hhkjk252vhdrpupot1vvgieok1o7@4ax.com
>> 
>> But if it does happen (and I think it will) then my hypothesis can be
>> said to have some validity although it is always possible to be right
>> for the wrong reasons in the social sphere (which is where markets
>> operate ) which is why it is almost impossible to make causal
>> determinations where society is involved.
>
> 
>Why do you believe this is an investment bubble?

a google on "uk housing bubble" brings up a mere 76,000 hits.

Whether it turns out to be a bubble or not, there's a rational cause for the
suspicion.

>
>The population round here is increasing, more people squeezing more and
>more tightly into the same number of houses, *that* is what is forcing
>up prices, not speculation.

*that* is a point of view.