Conor wrote...

... what is happening here is that
people living in the South East are selling up and moving up here to
retire because of the cheaper housing. The problem is that they
contribute so little to the local economy that the wages have remained
static whilst the house prices have shot up 100%. Even a couple on
decent wages for the area can no longer afford to buy a house on a 3
times multiplier of annual earnings.

This very different from what you usually tell us about house prices up
north.

Why is that?