I’m curious, as there is a lot of correlation but not necessarily causation proved here.
This is not to say that landlords aren’t scum, however, is some of this due to the sort of housing that gets picked up and flipped into rentals?
Ultimately, is our problem landlords and banning them would magically fix everything, or have we got problems with people living in extremely cheap 60-70’s era housing that is failing?
I own and live in a former 1970 council house, and I spend a stupid amount of time and money replacing shitty construction work, which included water ingress, poor foundations, inadequate ventilation. The problem is that we aren’t building so I have no better prospects to buy and move to.
I can’t imagine landlords spending the tens of thousands I have, just to keep on top of the poor quality building work, but then I also couldn’t see many people I know who rent spending the sort of money I’ve needed if they actually did own.
I’m curious, as there is a lot of correlation but not necessarily causation proved here.
This is not to say that landlords aren’t scum, however, is some of this due to the sort of housing that gets picked up and flipped into rentals?
Ultimately, is our problem landlords and banning them would magically fix everything, or have we got problems with people living in extremely cheap 60-70’s era housing that is failing?
I own and live in a former 1970 council house, and I spend a stupid amount of time and money replacing shitty construction work, which included water ingress, poor foundations, inadequate ventilation. The problem is that we aren’t building so I have no better prospects to buy and move to.
I can’t imagine landlords spending the tens of thousands I have, just to keep on top of the poor quality building work, but then I also couldn’t see many people I know who rent spending the sort of money I’ve needed if they actually did own.