Study finds no rent premium
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Berlin’s debate over socializing large housing companies intensified as a study found no rent premium linked to large private landlords, while conservatives sought to block expropriations.
We can’t fix the UKs problems without fixing housing costs, and we can’t fix housing costs without rent controls. Useful thread:
Well, I for one am an economist who supports rent controls! Here’s why 🧵:
Markets only work well if:
-buyers & sellers have roughly equal power
-producers respond to price signals & expand supply in response to scarcity
-buyers can walk away if prices get too high
Markets only work well if:
-buyers & sellers have roughly equal power
-producers respond to price signals & expand supply in response to scarcity
-buyers can walk away if prices get too high
Ash Sarkar: "The one thing the govt could do to improve the lives of young people is introduce some rent controls"
Govt minister Jonathan Reynolds: "No economist supports rent controls"
There you have it. Are you a young person trapped paying exorbitant rent? The Labour govt says f**k you.
Govt minister Jonathan Reynolds: "No economist supports rent controls"
There you have it. Are you a young person trapped paying exorbitant rent? The Labour govt says f**k you.
September 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
We can’t fix the UKs problems without fixing housing costs, and we can’t fix housing costs without rent controls. Useful thread: