http://www.globalchange.com UK house price trends. While house prices may fall or rise in short term, prices are generally stronger than they would otherwise be because of shortage of land, planning restrictions, more people living alone, crisis of confidence in pension funds so people investing in property instead... plus other factors such as immigration. Complex area. Video comment on real estate by Dr Patrick Dixon, futurist and author of Futurewise, including buy to let, property investment funds. (more)