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  1. …in reply to @SelectivePress
    @SelectivePress @fr_oblivion9 @radical1979 @CurtFinch @LotusEater29 @michelletandler but it's a market full of government interventions already: eg the stamp duty holiday, capital gains tax exemptions, council housing. most of these interventions are designed to increase or maintain the price of existing housing.
    1. …in reply to @v21
      @SelectivePress @fr_oblivion9 @radical1979 @CurtFinch @LotusEater29 @michelletandler there are issues with rent control (eg: in Berlin, finding an apartment to rent is difficult - but affordable once you've found it), but it is not at all obvious to me that they would act as a disincentive to develop new properties in in-demand areas