• Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Landlords hording property reduces the supply to people who want to buy. This shortage reduces the supply:demand ratio, which drives prices higher. Higher house prices informs the price of rent which is controlled by the people creating the shortage.

    People aren’t suggesting to abolish investment property, they are simply saying we should remove the abuse investment.

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        4 months ago

        The entry cost of the housing market is a greater driver of rent than vacant rental properties. The laws even encourage property owners to leave a property empty than lower the rent.