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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42554635

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/jun/20/asking-prices-for-homes-in-england-and-wales-rise-to-record-high "Asking prices for homes in England and Wales have risen to a new record high, and sales are being agreed quicker than at any point since 2010, according to latest figures from the property website Rightmove" ​This tells us exactly nothing. No that's unfair, it tells us asking prices are up, but can someone tell me what this means in the grand scheme of things?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/news/press_releases/2015/impartiality_statistics

Article http://www.citylab.com/politics/2015/06/incredibly-detailed-map-europes-population-shifts/396497/ Dark BLUE patches show an average annual population FALL of 2 percent or more, the medium blue patches a fall of between 1 and 2 percent, and the lightest blue patches a fall of up to 1 percent. Areas in beige have experienced no statistically significant change, while the red areas show population growth. Municipalities in deep RED have experienced an average annual population RISE of 2 percent or more, the medium red of between 1 and 2 percent, and the pale pink areas of up to 1 percent. Hi-Res copy of the Map (8 MB) http://www.bbsr.bund.de/BBSR/DE/Home/Topthemen/Downloads/bevoelkerungsentwicklung.html If you study this theres a lot of trends you can spot: in most of Europe a move towards the coast. in the UK a move away from coastal areas. In most of europe a concentration of people moving near to big cities - but not right in the centre (probably due to prices) In the UK a concentration of people moving to big cities - mostly very central London. (probably due to our crap transport system) I'm not sure what this tells us about house prices - most new immigrants will be renting.