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Nobody has incentives or cashflow that will change this. At best if we built more housing it's something landlords might face competitive pressure over. In whic
by Glyptodon 9mo ago
Nobody has incentives or cashflow that will change this. At best if we built more housing it's something landlords might face competitive pressure over. In which case it might change. But currently cases where someone has a choice between two equivalent rentals and can try to pick the efficient one are pretty few and far between. Most people just try to balance as low of a monthly rent payment as possible with their commute and not having to rent from a slumlord type.
- ggm 9mo agoYou're describing a problem which regulation is designed to fix. People argue about how effective that is, and post counter intuitive outcomes, but I think the central point remains: there's little evidence a deregulated housing market fixes it either. Corporate landlords probably have more motivation to repect enforced obligations. So the ultimate corporate landlord is some level of government, and then we've arrived where I think we should be: public housing is a right.
- lostlogin 9mo agoNew Zealand recently brought in some minimum requirements around insulation. It’s a low bar, and even lower when you know how poor the average house quality is within New Zealand. The average European house is ludicrous hot inside compared to NZ housing.
- ortusdux 9mo agoIn my area you can request the last 12 months of utility costs for most properties. It doesn't reflect everything, but the transparency is helpful.