How many weeks' holiday a year are there? http://petardas.in.net/ petardas .com IMHO the whole housing market is unsustainable, some people are sitting on plenty of equity right now , but already 3.5 x average income is not enough to buy in many areas , ironically local private rents are are as high or higher than monthly mortgage repayments on properties of similar size. Its unsustainable but also, deflating house prices will hurt the economy .. rock and a hard place