"Their idea is, 'Let's pull up the ladder behind us; we got into the housing market and we don't want anyone else in our area because we're full.'"
"If you own a house you'd probably think, 'Jolly good', but if you have a wider view of population welfare you'd say it's not good,"Professor Pawson said.
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