Deregulation
Loren Balhorn: Order Prevails
A look at the municipal politics of Berlin, where hopes have been dashed that a referendum win in 2021 would bring a breakthrough on the rent problem. Read the article HERE.
Housing
Finance
Joana Ramiro: No One Should Have to Spend Most of Their Income on Rent
Renting a one-bedroom apartment in Lisbon costs a massive 63% of the average resident’s wage. Faced with one of Europe’s worst housing markets, Portugal’s government has proposed to subsidize rents — but critics say it’s […]
Inequality
Adam Leaver, Jonathan Silver, Richard Goulding: The rise of corporate landlords
‘Build-to-rent’ is taking over urban centres as super-rich investors realise there is big bucks in landlordism. Adam Leaver, Jonathan Silver and Richard Goulding are academics at the University of Sheffield. Cross-posted from the Conversation UK […]
Corruption
Paulo Pena: Europe’s governments inflate housing prices with huge tax privileges for real estate
Part of an investigation by Investigate Europe into how house price inflation is government sponsored. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Craig Dalzell: Burning Money
An example from a Scottish village that could be anywhere in Europe – buildings are still being constructed as if climate change is not a thing Cross-posted from Common Weal Britain is heading into one […]