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But I don’t mind that — it’s the asset owners pretending they are workers that I mind.

I suspect I just hate renting / landlords, and it’s nothing more complex than that.

For me it's simply that a large % of landlords earned nothing; they inherited substantial property (or were gifted the means of acquiring it, such as by living rent free) and then tap the income streams of people who are productive, but whose labor is not worth enough for them ever to escape the drudgery.

There is no level playing field in the UK.

If something goes wrong with a property, the landlord foots the bill, right now construction costs are out pacing inflation.

That's a very big 'if', yet no matter how small or big that potential/risk is, I'm still expected to pay the same amount for his potatoes just in case something goes wrong? And even then, many landlords will try and blame you and take it out of your deposite!

In the UK deposits are protected, disputes favour the tenant.

Are you trying to justify wildly overinflated rents with meager or uncommon repair costs?

Correcting a false statement. There are risks with property and being a landlord.

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