They should also consider improving and expanding the public transportation network to tackle the rental crisis. Almost everybody is looking "inside the ring" therefore prices gone up in neighborhoods, and many people naturally don't want or can't afford to move outside from their comfort zone when they have bigger families etc. Idk if public transportation is fully under their responsibility but usually it does in other countries therefore I assume the same.
Rent caps is plain populism: a simple, attractive solution to a complex problem. It does the opposite of addressing the root cause - too few incentives to building more - and therefore makes things worse. Some stuff in their plan is good but making it even harder to find a flat is definitely not something I'm looking forward to.
They should also consider improving and expanding the public transportation network to tackle the rental crisis. Almost everybody is looking "inside the ring" therefore prices gone up in neighborhoods, and many people naturally don't want or can't afford to move outside from their comfort zone when they have bigger families etc. Idk if public transportation is fully under their responsibility but usually it does in other countries therefore I assume the same.
Rent caps is plain populism: a simple, attractive solution to a complex problem. It does the opposite of addressing the root cause - too few incentives to building more - and therefore makes things worse. Some stuff in their plan is good but making it even harder to find a flat is definitely not something I'm looking forward to.
Their rent cap is only for public housing, apparently. So that shouldn't slow building, should it?
I didn't read your post attentively enough!