{"id":96149,"date":"2018-08-16T19:43:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T12:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/theres-no-need-for-new-zealand-style-xenophobia-to-curb-uk-house-prices-guy-shrubsole\/"},"modified":"2018-08-16T20:03:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T13:03:33","slug":"theres-no-need-for-new-zealand-style-xenophobia-to-curb-uk-house-prices-guy-shrubsole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/theres-no-need-for-new-zealand-style-xenophobia-to-curb-uk-house-prices-guy-shrubsole\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s no need for New Zealand-style xenophobia to curb UK house prices | Guy Shrubsole"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTo get to the root of our housing crisis let\u2019s look closer to home rather than scapegoating foreign ownersNew Zealand\u2019s ban on the foreign ownership of land and property has generated headlines around the world \u2013 and has clearly touched a nerve in the UK. But should we be doing the same in Britain? There are better ways to fix high house prices that don\u2019t fan the flames of xenophobia.New Zealand has clearly become the destination of choice for a jet-setting elite. It\u2019s a beautiful country, with high standards of living. It\u2019s also a long way from anywhere \u2013 which gives it a particular appeal to billionaire survivalists like Silicon Valley libertarian Peter Thiel, who\u2019s snapped up hundreds of acres of farmland down under as a bolthole in case civilisation collapses. A flood of money from wealthy Chinese investors \u2013 not to mention those Brits looking to escape Brexit \u2013 has been blamed for fuelling New Zealand\u2019s sky-high house prices. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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