From #Toronto City Council today. This moved me. #housingCrisis
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Thanks, @GraphicMatt https://mastodon.social/@GraphicMatt/116448726220594716

#Hackney #HousingCrisis #housing

#ZoëGarbett interview -

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oLOV6Sfe3rU&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1HQg%3D%3D&ra=m

Rental platform unnecessarily collected the data of millions of Australians, privacy commissioner finds

"In a first-of-its-kind determination against one of the platforms, published on Wednesday, the privacy commissioner, Carly Kind, found 2Apply, operated by InspectRealEstate, had collected excessive personal information in an unfair manner.

Kind found that 2Apply did not need to collect gender information, detail on dependents, student status, bankruptcy status, retirement status, previous living history, current ownership of property, applications for other properties, bond/rent assistance application status and citizenship status or visa expiry.

Kind also found 2Apply could collect less information on emergency contacts, vehicle details, certain ID documents, proof of income documents and employment details.

The privacy commissioner found that 2Apply’s application system exhibited what is dubbed “confirmshaming” – an online tactic that uses guilt to discourage a user from opting out of something..

The form noteed that providing information would “help speed up your application process” and not providing it may “affect whether you are considered as a suitable tenant for the property”.

Kind wrote: “These statements are not necessarily untrue or misleading … However, by presenting these messages to individuals, my view is that the respondent is employing language that suggests that the volume and type of personal information provided is an indicator of their suitability as a tenant.”"

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/22/2apply-rental-platform-excessive-tenant-data

#HousingCrisis #Housing #HumanRights #News #Australia #Activism #DataMining

Indiramma Housing: A Tale of Two Realities in Hanamkonda

592 Indiramma Houses in Hanamkonda's Balasamudram lack basic water and electricity, forcing residents to find other sources. What happens next?

#Hanamkonda #IndirammaHouses #Telangana #HousingCrisis #BasicAmenities

https://newsletter.tf/hanmkonda-indiramma-houses-lack-water-electricity/

592 homes in Hanamkonda are built but have no water or electricity, unlike other Indiramma houses that were recently opened.

#Hanamkonda #IndirammaHouses #Telangana #HousingCrisis #BasicAmenities
https://newsletter.tf/hanmkonda-indiramma-houses-lack-water-electricity/

Βραχυχρόνια μίσθωση σε πολυκατοικίες: μια απόφαση που επανασχεδιάζει τους κανόνες του παιχνιδιού!

Le Meur Law (Loi n° 2024-1039)

https://boursorama.com/immobilier/act
ualites/airbnb-en-copropriete-une-decision-qui-redessine-les-regles-du-jeu-5b8a85b651eb021ff467a6352b6b9590

Οι κάτοικοι μιας πολυκατοικίας στην Γαλλία θα έχουν πλέον τη νομική εξουσία να μην επιτρέψουν τη δραστηριότητα τουριστικών καταλυμάτων βραχυχρόνιας μίσθωσης στo κτηριο τους, με πλειοψηφία 2/3.

#EU #Greece #HousingCrisis #Airbnb

The housing crisis has become such an international emergency, but no government wants to solve it, as it might seem socialistic and goes against neoliberal ideology.

And then centrist politicians are surprised when they lose voters.
*Insert suprised Pickachu face*
#housingcrisis #france

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/04/20/french-housing-crisis-is-straining-relations-between-landlords-and-tenants_6752608_7.html

RE: https://mastodon.social/@KatCopseyGreens/116434724350588967

I'm very privledged to be owner-occupying now, but these tools would have been so appreciated just a few years ago.

Investors churning through their tenants, keeping dwellings in disrepair, doing the bare minimum and being rewarded for it has got to stop.

I support #RAHU and I'll never, ever forget how I was treated as a renter.

#AusPol #CostOfLivingCrisis #HousingCrisis #VoteGreen #Australia #Politics #Melbourne #Victoria #VicGreens

“There’s a guy called Dave Wells in Bournemouth with 3,000 properties... I think we should seize them.”

Landlords Are Killing Britain. What Can We Do About It?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PK_7SE2Q4OA

#BrokenBritain #UKpol #UKpolitics #housing #landlords #rent #renting #HousingCrisis #renters #AaronBastani #economy #Novara

Just read that news.com.au piece warning that tweaking the CGT discount will "deepen the rent crisis".
Classic property industry spin. Same old ecosystem (news.com.au = realestate.com.au) pumping out scare stories based on modelling from a property analytics firm, with zero pushback or independent voices.
It's not total bullshit, but it's very selective and alarmist, basically a warning shot for investors.
If you want the real picture, check modelling from neutral sources and talk about actually fixing supply too.

#HousingCrisis #PropertyAustralia #CGT #RentCrisis #SydneyHousing

https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/sydney-nsw/rent-crisis-to-deepen-under-proposed-tax-changes-modelling-warns/news-story/48ce171f2ad48bc1ef84f845d964aa2c