"We have seen corporate landlords—who own a larger share of the rental market than ever before—use inflation as an excuse to hike rents and reap excess profits beyond what should be considered fair and reasonable."
Vienna is famous for its successful housing strategy, which includes rent control. In fact, try searching for images of Viennese social housing and you’ll quickly see they have swimming pools and gyms. That’s considered a luxury where I am. The only caveat being there’s a waiting list, but honestly if you told me I’d have to wait a bit for that kind of housing I’d be 100% fine doing private rent for a year or two before getting social housing hopefully for the rest of my life.
Vienna is famous for its successful housing strategy, which includes rent control. In fact, try searching for images of Viennese social housing and you’ll quickly see they have swimming pools and gyms. That’s considered a luxury where I am. The only caveat being there’s a waiting list, but honestly if you told me I’d have to wait a bit for that kind of housing I’d be 100% fine doing private rent for a year or two before getting social housing hopefully for the rest of my life.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/12/vienna-housing-policy-uk-rent-controls