Task one (1500words)
Using supply and demand analysis, identify the main factors in determining the price of private housing in the UK. Support your analysis with the use of supply and demand graphs.
A range of factors need to be clearly identified. These could include:
- Interest rates/Stamp duty/ House building/ The income effect/ Population or Regional/local demand factors
This is not an exclusive list. Diagrams must be included. Demand to right/left and the effect on private house prices. Supply to right/left and the effect on private house prices
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of assessment task one, students should be able to:
- Explain the principles of demand and supply.
- Identify supply and demand factors such as economic growth, consumer confidence, or planning restrictions that impact the supply of housing in the UK and the effects on house prices.
- Apply demand and supply analysis to explain how equilibrium price and quantity are determined in the UK private housing market.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
In a market economy, the level of demand and supply of all goods and services jointly determines the price level and quantity of that good (or service) in the economy. The basic idea behind supply and demand analysis is that prices are determined by the interaction between buyers and sellers in the marketplace.
Supply and demand analysis allows us to investigate and understand the operation of markets, or sometimes the failure of markets. Using supply and demand analysis, this essay will identify the main factors in determining the price of private housing in the UK.
The rise and fall of house prices in the UK reflect supply and demand factors such as economic growth, consumer confidence, or planning restrictions that have impacted the supply of new housing as will be looked at shortly.