Sweden has large share or institutional owners and doesn't seem to make renting experience worse, in fact it probably make it it better. Rents for large owners are collectively negotiated with the Swedish Union of Tenants, preventing large arbitrary hikes. Their apartments are often newer and better maintained.
exactly, landlords (small or large) behave in the worst way they are permitted (by rules or market conditions) to do so
What's interesting is to notice that not only rules make a difference but also market conditions. One just needs to notice how corporate landlords behave better in US cities with low demand "problems" (often red states with very few rules) vs. similar landlord corporations in high demand cities (often full of some ineffective rules in democratic cities)
Sweden has large share or institutional owners and doesn't seem to make renting experience worse, in fact it probably make it it better. Rents for large owners are collectively negotiated with the Swedish Union of Tenants, preventing large arbitrary hikes. Their apartments are often newer and better maintained.
Rules matter!
exactly, landlords (small or large) behave in the worst way they are permitted (by rules or market conditions) to do so
What's interesting is to notice that not only rules make a difference but also market conditions. One just needs to notice how corporate landlords behave better in US cities with low demand "problems" (often red states with very few rules) vs. similar landlord corporations in high demand cities (often full of some ineffective rules in democratic cities)