Getting out of your warm bed and waddling into work is difficult for the majority of us, but how about those who risk their lives for their job (and not always a great pay packet)? It has been said that for the bulk of the British public the most dangerous part of their job is commuting to and from it every day, so how about being paid to perhaps be one of the 52 deep sea fishermen in 10,000 that die every year.

The most dangerous job is to be one of the risk taking deep sea fishermen. As stated above a staggering 52 die every single year! Many people choose to go to this career due to the fantastic pay packets but of course the risk involved and the fact that once you’re out there you’re stuck, means you need to have a good hard think about before you sign up!

Next on the list of dangerous jobs are bomb squad agents and land mine removers. For a somewhat lowly thirty grand a year these guys risk life and limb to defuse arms and explosives and even risk themselves in war zones where they also risk simply being fired at.

The next position on the list is construction workers. Last year in the UK at least 77 people died from injury and accidents related to construction work. Another way of looking at it is that injuries and deaths in this industry makes up a massive 30% of all those a year within the UK. Bad news for those who work within construction, especially as it has been estimated to go up dramatically as work commences for the 2012 Olympics.

Unlike many other countries (for example the United States) the UK is actually a very small space geographically considering how many people live here. Space to build new housing, particularly in urban areas is extremely limited. This has the simple effect of limiting the supply of new housing that comes on to the market

With a growing population demand has never been higher. Many people cite the large numbers of immigrants moving to the United Kingdom from Eastern Europe as having a huge effect on the demand for housing. Even if these migrant workers do not buy, they still need to live somewhere, namely in rented or buy to let accommodation.

The net affect of this increase in demand and limited supply will obviously push prices higher. Obviously the higher property prices move, the less affordable housing is to those with low incomes. However prices have not fallen? The reason may be explained buy the recent boom in buy to let property purchases. Many individuals on relatively high incomes have entered the buy to let market and become landlords. More often than not their prospective tenants are those on low incomes that simply can’t afford to buy.

As can be seen there are many reasons why the housing market may not be destined for a crash. Although a slowing economy may have an effect the fundamental indicate that a crash may not be the certainty that some people feel is just around the corner.