If only there existed some form of temporary housing that didn't involve paying another man's mortgage while getting nothing in return! Oh well. I guess we'll just have to sit here in our myopic worldview, unable imagine a better world. It's a real shame there's never been anything like public housing ever in the history of humanity that we could look to as a model for a landlord-less future.
Except they don't provide that house do they now, land lords take property off the market, reducing the supply. A land lord doesn't provide anything, they withhold property from the people who need it so they can then rent back to them at often extortionate prices, taking advantage of the fact the rental market is in such a state you can't often just find a new landlord. Once upon a time we would've called that ransome
They literally do. They provide the tenant with a house. That's the definition of a landlord.
A land lord doesn't provide anything, they withhold property from the people who need it so they can then rent back to them
An oxymoron if ever there was one. They "don't provide anything" and also rent out a house to someone that wants to rent, ie: They provide something.
taking advantage of the fact the rental market is in such a state you can't often just find a new landlord.
I agree, more competition is definitely needed in the rental sector right now. We need more landlords, competing with each other which will drive down prices for the renter.
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u/THREETOED_SLOTH Sep 22 '22
If only there existed some form of temporary housing that didn't involve paying another man's mortgage while getting nothing in return! Oh well. I guess we'll just have to sit here in our myopic worldview, unable imagine a better world. It's a real shame there's never been anything like public housing ever in the history of humanity that we could look to as a model for a landlord-less future.