This is commonplace in London too. Streets of empty properties. London already has a housing crisis which can't be fixed by ordinary means because the populat

This is commonplace in London too. Streets of empty properties. London already has a housing crisis which can't be fixed by ordinary means because the population growth far exceeds the property construction, despite it having been ramped up. What would help of course is Land Value Tax, but that is less desirable the higher up the social pyramid you are.