Housing
For each question, what divides the two sides and the best argument of each, without caricature.
- For or against rent control?Your landlord raises your rent by 15%.
- Empty homes: should they be requisitioned?A building has been empty for 5 years in the middle of a housing crisis.
- Should home ownership get tax breaks?Owning your own home should be encouraged through tax breaks.
- Should Airbnb rentals be limited?Short-term rentals (Airbnb) are pushing up rents in your neighbourhood.
- Unpaid rent: should evictions be faster?A tenant hasn't paid their rent for 6 months.
- Should every town have 25% social housing?Every town should have at least 25% social housing.
- Should home-buying costs be reduced?The costs of buying a home (registration duties, notary fees)…
- Should owners of several homes be taxed more?People who own several homes should be taxed more.
- How to help young people buy a home?Young people can no longer afford to buy.
- Is housing a right or a market?Housing is a right, not a market.
- Homelessness: what are the solutions?A homeless person sleeps outside your building in the middle of winter.
- Do building standards make housing too expensive?Standards (energy, planning) make housing too expensive.
- Should rented homes have to be renovated?Energy renovation of rented homes…
- Social housing: who should come first?Social housing: who should come first?
- Should squatting be punished more severely?Squatting in an empty home should be severely punished.