Prices shouldnt keep rising though. Am I wrong to think this is not bad? Keeping housing prices affordable is important for any society.

“ Although all political parties express concern about high housing costs, they are wary of a price drop that would significantly dent the wealth of owner-occupiers, who are still a majority in most parts of the UK. The scale of private investment in housing means that a sustained price fall would do wider damage to the economy, through its effect on consumer confidence and household balance sheets. The prospect of ongoing price falls and more expensive loans is likely to make households more cautious on spending, even if they avoid negative equity (where the house price sinks below the outstanding mortgage). The corresponding shrinkage of bank and building society assets would constrain their new lending, further dampening investment and consumer demand.”

Finally homes will become for affordable

Housing market is market. No property is yours! This is a bad idea to invest in housing these days, globally..

In the UK, one’s home is a key hedge against inflation and a key driver for the ‘wealth effect’. So, falling house prices would be a significant economic and political problem.

Why is it that second home owners expect the government to support their 'investments' by continuing with special discounted capital gains? Everyone else has had capital gains their threshold slashed in half for a few years consecutively.

Genuine question.