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Renters at breaking point as house prices continue to rise
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ruggedtoast wrote: »Renters are only happy when they are young renters. I have friends trying to raise a family in a single skinned house in an industrial estate behind a John Lewis.
Its the only house in the industrial estate and was once an office until the rentier decided he could make a few bob with a can of Magnolia paint and a knocker.
It makes my blood boil. Landlordism is basically profiting from homelessness. People should only be allowed to be landlords if they themselves live in a rented property which is exactly the same as the worst one of the ones they are renting.
would it be better for people if the single skinned property was left empty?0 -
ruggedtoast wrote: »I have friends trying to raise a family in a single skinned house in an industrial estate behind a John Lewis.
Its the only house in the industrial estate and was once an office until the rentier decided he could make a few bob with a can of Magnolia paint and a knocker.
Were there no other houses/flats around to rent ?Am the proud holder of an Honours Degree
in tea-making.
Do people who keep giraffes have high overheads ?0
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