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all landlords essentially being a pox on society
Yeah I don't believe that, sorry for jumping on you!
I find there's usually a lack of distinction between the actual job part of being a landlord (managing and renovating the building), which is totally fine, and the ultimately feudal nature baked into the landlord-tenant relationship as a result of housing being a speculative financial asset.
I don't see why we can't deal with them separately, hence housing co-ops being a good option for management, or allowing small increases in rent proportional to the actual costs associated with running a building.
slippers
Fair comments, the managed decline of the private landlord is not something I would like to be in charge of!.
My initial post was a reaction to all landlords essentially being a pox on society.