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[–] -2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

One of the issues is if material costs to maintain the property increase steeper than this cap.

Though the solution is pretty practical -- cap it at inflation.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Don't really care honestly, since the prices they're charging now are nowhere near their operating costs as it is.

    They can take a hit to their profit. Or sell an "unprofitable" property.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    This is the truth. You need to create conditions that make renting unprofitable and unsustainable, and all of a sudden property prices will begin to fall as landlords sell. This happened in London after WW2, when renting was over-regulated and most of the residents ended up owning their own apartments as landlords sold off property. After deregulation, the reverse trend began again.

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