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Rents show supply deficiency in London & the South

House-price-to-earnings ratios are close to record highs even in regions where there isn’t a shortage of supply. But the varying cost of rent across the country suggests that limited supply is an important reason why house prices are even higher in the most expensive regions. We doubt that the government’s proposed reforms to the planning system will lead to a big enough increase in supply to change this.

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