Economy & Banks

A not-so-small percentage of 'normal' buyers who have worked hard, saved, put a big deposit together and mortgaged themselves to their back teeth OR somehow obtained massive sums from family (dead or alive).

Ftfy.
You need to read this, if you haven't already. And even if you have, read it again.

The answer is control, more control, legalised theft, legalised racism, patronising twaddle from MPs for the next five years, etc etc. The answer is not cutting the social lepers we call Estate Agents completely out of the housing food chain.

Ftfy also. I'm glad I don't live where you live. This park's ace.