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Action on Empty Homes figures for London 2024 (www.actiononemptyhomes.org)

submitted 1 week ago by DakRalter to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We should absolutely repossess every single one of them

[–] DakRalter 3 points 1 week ago

Buying homes as investments really needs to be de-incentivised. Mega tax on residential properties that aren't occupied by the owners? I don't know enough to know the answer, all I know is that renting costs way more than monthly mortgage repayments, yet I'm on a low wage and wouldn't get accepted for a mortgage. Meanwhile greedy private landlords are making renters pay off their mortgage at a profit.