Why are people so against private landlords?

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StopRainingNow · 27/07/2025 04:29

I don't get it (and I'm not a landlord), no one shouts at Tesco that it is disgusting that they make money off selling something (food) to people on UC, when people need food TO literallysurvive/ live. But if someone has a business renting houses to people who need them, they are the devil. It makes no sense to me.

To make it worse, Tesco are also making profits by not paying a living wage to employees who then have to claim UC to top up their salaries and so benefit from profit from employees and customers.

Why do private landlords get such a hard time? They are providing a service to people that need it - AIBU?

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PeonyBulb · 27/07/2025 05:14

The government sold off a lot of social housing

There is no rent cap unlike some other European countries for private letyings

This allows some nasty greedy bastards to take the absolute piss with vulnerable people

Thatchers Britain and capitalist society at its worst

It’s really sad that’s it been allowed unchecked for decades

MyIvyGrows · 27/07/2025 05:09

Because private rent is almost always at a much higher price than social rent or a mortgage payment, as well as the added costs such as fees, several months rent required as a deposit, etc. (I know there are added costs with mortgages as well…)

on a more philosophical level, if housing is a human right then profiting from it seems a bit off. Someone else famously said it more succinctly 😆

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