I just saw this post about landlords being parasitic. While I agree in some points - mainly that by owning more property than you need for yourself, you’re driving up the price for others who want to buy a property. However, I don’t want to buy property when I move. I don’t have the funds for it, and I’m happy with a rented flat. Sure I want to get my own property at some point, however I’m also sure I want to move at least two more times in my life. Buying and selling each time sounds like a lot of hassle. Also, I live in a shared flat, that just sounds like a legal nightmare if the ownership changed every time someone moved out. How does this fit together? Are there solutions to this that don’t require landlords to exist?

  • glimse@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    28
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    13 days ago

    What kind of mental gymnastics are you doing to come to the conclusion that higher prices are good for renters lol

    • Bear@lemmynsfw.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      17
      ·
      13 days ago

      It’s already explained. More builders, more homes, more choices.

          • droporain@lemmynsfw.com
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            6
            arrow-down
            2
            ·
            13 days ago

            Bootlicker- noun someone who seeks favor or goodwill in a servile, degraded way; toady: He comes across as a facile bootlicker, someone who would do anything like a lapdog to please somebody in the chain of command.

      • glimse@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        13 days ago

        More builders. More homes being given the “contractor special” no renter asked for to justify raising the price. I added a Ring doorbell and Nest thermostats so it’s a SMART home now, please up!

      • Glide@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        12 days ago

        Except they’re all bought out. There aren’t “more choices.” There are fewer, because now your options are “be notably wealthy” or “get fucked.”

      • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        13 days ago

        The problem is that housing prices rise due to a shortage of homes, and a big issue is that there’s not enough land in populated areas to just build more housing.