Duncan Weldon
@duncanweldon.bsky.social
Economics writer. Author.
Expect history, economics, finance and other stuff.
Wrote Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through.
Blood and Treasure, on the economics of war, out now.
Expect history, economics, finance and other stuff.
Wrote Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through.
Blood and Treasure, on the economics of war, out now.
Honestly, it doesn’t feel worth it to me for an estimated £600m a year.
Either properly reform property taxation and raise serious money or don’t.
Either properly reform property taxation and raise serious money or don’t.
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Honestly, it doesn’t feel worth it to me for an estimated £600m a year.
Either properly reform property taxation and raise serious money or don’t.
Either properly reform property taxation and raise serious money or don’t.
Pretty sure Europe as a whole (including the UK) is underrated.
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Pretty sure Europe as a whole (including the UK) is underrated.
Pretty sure a 3 bed semi is the most common type of dwelling in the UK.
(He types from a 3 bed semi with a garage conversion to a fourth bedroom).
(He types from a 3 bed semi with a garage conversion to a fourth bedroom).
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Pretty sure a 3 bed semi is the most common type of dwelling in the UK.
(He types from a 3 bed semi with a garage conversion to a fourth bedroom).
(He types from a 3 bed semi with a garage conversion to a fourth bedroom).
4+ bed plus a garden is my default idea of a family home.
It’s also what I live in.
And yes, you can find £1.5m+ ones in Hertford - but those are very, very, very nice houses.
It’s also what I live in.
And yes, you can find £1.5m+ ones in Hertford - but those are very, very, very nice houses.
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
4+ bed plus a garden is my default idea of a family home.
It’s also what I live in.
And yes, you can find £1.5m+ ones in Hertford - but those are very, very, very nice houses.
It’s also what I live in.
And yes, you can find £1.5m+ ones in Hertford - but those are very, very, very nice houses.
I live in a very prosperous Home Counties commuter town.
A quick search for 4+ bedroom houses up to £1.25 million.
A quick search for 4+ bedroom houses up to £1.25 million.
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I live in a very prosperous Home Counties commuter town.
A quick search for 4+ bedroom houses up to £1.25 million.
A quick search for 4+ bedroom houses up to £1.25 million.
Reposted by Duncan Weldon
Lots of £1.5mn houses in London feel like normal houses, but that doesn't stop them being owned and lived in by people that can spend £1.5mn on a house.
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Lots of £1.5mn houses in London feel like normal houses, but that doesn't stop them being owned and lived in by people that can spend £1.5mn on a house.
I reckon the average terrace going for £750k is a fair enough number to consider.
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I reckon the average terrace going for £750k is a fair enough number to consider.
I sometimes feel like I am going mad.
Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.
Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I sometimes feel like I am going mad.
Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.
Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.
The average London property price, according to the ONS, is £549,942.
The Rightmove figures are below.
The Rightmove figures are below.
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The average London property price, according to the ONS, is £549,942.
The Rightmove figures are below.
The Rightmove figures are below.
Hoping on those first years to pack out the numbers…
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Hoping on those first years to pack out the numbers…
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ... v useful stuff
Where to Build
warwick.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ... v useful stuff
Oh no. It’s fine. Drive to Warwick. Do an online event. Do an in person hour and a half. Drive back. Eat something. Online for our game.
It will be a really relaxing day.
It will be a really relaxing day.
November 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Oh no. It’s fine. Drive to Warwick. Do an online event. Do an in person hour and a half. Drive back. Eat something. Online for our game.
It will be a really relaxing day.
It will be a really relaxing day.
To be fair, might have written a book covering a lot of this.
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
To be fair, might have written a book covering a lot of this.