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Why can working people no longer afford a home here?
Rents are set by what the last desperate person agreed to
a walkthrough with stand-ins — a demonstration, not a finding · root cause · sealed
It significantly influences
Rents rise faster than wages every year
certified ·
10 yes · 2 no · 2 abstained
Empty flats are worth more than let ones to some owners
certified ·
11 yes · 2 no · 1 abstained
What significantly influences it
Nobody knows what the flat next door pays
certified ·
12 yes · 2 no
Judged not to be linked
Building anything takes years of permissions
judged not to ·
0 yes · 14 no
Nobody knows what the flat next door pays
judged not to ·
3 yes · 11 no
Nobody will rent to you without three months up front
judged not to ·
2 yes · 12 no
The people who decide have never been served a notice
judged not to ·
2 yes · 10 no · 2 abstained
Being evicted once makes the next tenancy harder to get
judged not to ·
1 yes · 13 no
We are the majority here and have no seat anywhere
judged not to ·
3 yes · 10 no · 1 abstained
Reporting a landlord takes a year and you have moved by then
judged not to ·
0 yes · 14 no
Building anything takes years of permissions
judged not to ·
2 yes · 12 no
Nobody will rent to you without three months up front
judged not to ·
5 yes · 22 no · 2 abstained · cross-group
The people who decide have never been served a notice
judged not to ·
2 yes · 12 no
Rents rise faster than wages every year
judged not to ·
1 yes · 13 no
Being evicted once makes the next tenancy harder to get
judged not to ·
2 yes · 12 no
We are the majority here and have no seat anywhere
judged not to ·
0 yes · 12 no · 2 abstained
Reporting a landlord takes a year and you have moved by then
judged not to ·
2 yes · 12 no
Empty flats are worth more than let ones to some owners
judged not to ·
2 yes · 12 no
A group’s judgement, not a measurement. Demo room.
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