Arguably, a Exit from the EU, with an end to Freedom of Movement employment, has the potential to deliver a crushing blow to the housing market and prices - Which is why I suspect that the Conservatives and probably Newish Labour will pander to Corporate interests and just import more cheap migrant labour from outside the EU.

If we assume that the population rises are around 150,000 from EU migrants, they have to be accommodated, and notably these will be rental properties owned by private landlords.

That's going to hit a lot of people, who'll probably need to end up dumping investment property onto the market, increasing the supply, and crashing the price and causing a drop in rental prices.

It'll very much depend on how 'brave' the next government are in responding to the leave vote, and how the choose to deal with working migration.

I have no problem with working migration, but the sheer volume has been unsustainable since the credit crunch.

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I think its a good thing for people who want to buy, people who rent. However for people who have purchased property as an investment, its going to be a total c**t, as it could quite conceivably result in significant losses on their investment, negative equity and so on.

Of course that's the risk of any investment. I think the UK needs to act on this before it becomes even more of a problem for the future, to control rental prices, the cost of housing and discouraging the idea of owning property as an investment (the priority of housing should be for people to live in).

I'd happily live with the idea that no one can own more than two properties in the UK, without those properties being capital assets for at least a private limited company and subject to government laws on rent controls. Any such properties must then also be rented out.

I also think that ownership of accommodation property in the UK should be restricted to British Citizens only.

The idea of the 'property market' undermines a basic need (and I'd say right) to accommodation / shelter.

Of course the consequence to the UK of a housing market crash could be very harsh.

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Grow up please.

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Calm down. The Anti Nazi league are no better than the Nazis.

Also please stop trying to link Leavers to far right wing groups. Over half of those who voted were leavers. The fact that a few dozen far right wing yobbos are feeling all empowered doesn't amount to bugger all.
As someone on the left wing I'd be more worried about how an attempt to avoid concerns regarding immigration, post Brexit, will impact on the Labour party under Corbyn and how UKIP will benefit.

I knew what it was before even hovering my mouse over the link.

You are seeking out the most extreme case and the only reason it's in the most read list on the BBC is because people like you take great pleasure in linking to it. You are simply seeking to be more divisive.

The referendum is over, move on and grow up. I told you pre-vote that you were espousing s*** as bad as both campaigns, and you still are.

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