If landlords didn’t exist anymore, how would shared flats work? - eviltoast

I just saw this post about landlords being parasitic. While I agree in some points - mainly that by owning more property than you need for yourself, you’re driving up the price for others who want to buy a property. However, I don’t want to buy property when I move. I don’t have the funds for it, and I’m happy with a rented flat. Sure I want to get my own property at some point, however I’m also sure I want to move at least two more times in my life. Buying and selling each time sounds like a lot of hassle. Also, I live in a shared flat, that just sounds like a legal nightmare if the ownership changed every time someone moved out. How does this fit together? Are there solutions to this that don’t require landlords to exist?

  • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
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    14 days ago

    my experiences with a multiflat building were the landlord lived on the property have been positive. However when they don’t is has been the worst. Apartment buildings have some regulations that flats don’t so if the person does not live there then its crap.