Whilst food costs have fallen (perhaps to unsustainable levels), housing costs continue to rise. This hurts the poorest more obviously – but is a product of the unbalance capitalist system we have. I have no problem with a landlord who works hard and gets a 5% profit on his property and commitments. However we have been dispossessed of the land in this country. There should be a basic right to a living space that can be kept warm at a reasonable cost. Barratt Homes make a £50000 profit per house – estate agents and solicitors and surveyors all make excess sums (although I will concede that estate agents face proper competition and my experience with them has been fantastic).
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