Letters to the editor: House prices, pensioners in the workforce

Building more houses will help alleviate house prices and rents, says a reader. Photo / File

In reply to Jim Adams (Letters, December 4).

The sole reason for soaring house prices is lack of them, not multiple ownership.

A lack of sections because developers can no longer get finance because finance companies went bust.

Landlords house people even if it be state or private.

Just build more houses, free up more land and the prices will come down - and so will rents.

Alf Hoyle
Lynmore

Working pensioners

In reply to Jim Adams (Letters, November 27).

I know us pensioners would be a more reliable workforce because most of us know that money doesn't flood into our banks without earning it.

In my view, Generation X don't have any work ethic because they get it given to them in all sorts of benefits.

If Jim Adams wants to start working for a few pennies again, good on him.

I, for one, sure don't want to. I just want to play with my toys and wear them out before I give the bucket a kick.

Money is not everything. But it is far ahead of the next best thing.

Get unemployed people to pick the fruit, it can't be that hard, surely.

Even if the odd politician says so on telly.

Rod Petterson
Rotorua

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