Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 7 months agoGermany proves that private renting can work better than it does in Britainwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down18
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkGermany proves that private renting can work better than it does in Britainwww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·7 months agoThat’s all nice and all, but tenancy rights are kind of moot, if you can’t afford a reasonably sized apartment or even find anything at all.
minus-squareagrammatic@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 months agoNo, not really. They aren’t moot.
minus-squareECB@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoWelcome to the UK where the same rental would be twice the price without any security or rights to your place. Renting is fucked basically everywhere, but in Germany it’s less fucked than most places, if you can believe it.
That’s all nice and all, but tenancy rights are kind of moot, if you can’t afford a reasonably sized apartment or even find anything at all.
No, not really. They aren’t moot.
Welcome to the UK where the same rental would be twice the price without any security or rights to your place.
Renting is fucked basically everywhere, but in Germany it’s less fucked than most places, if you can believe it.