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      127 months ago

      not a thing i’ve ever heard of in sweden, either apartments are just expensive or you need to sign up for a waiting list and maintain your spot for like 7 years until you have the queue points needed for the apartment you want to rent

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        37 months ago

        What? Seven years for an apartment? I know people that buy and sell their homes more often than that.

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          47 months ago

          it’s usually not that extreme, but that’s how it is in the large cities.

          More normal for an average city is probably like 3 years waiting, you’re expected to sign up before you have any intentions of moving out from your parents.

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          17 months ago

          it’s usually not that extreme, but that’s how it is in the large cities.

          More normal for an average city is probably like 3 years waiting, you’re expected to sign up before you have any intentions of moving out from your parents.

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        37 months ago

        doesnt croatia have a really low percentage of people who live in rent (as opposed to owing the property or living with relatives eho own it)

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      37 months ago

      One apartment I lived in was rented out by a private landlord, and there we had the option to write a personal letter/application which would allow us to skip the queue if we matched what they were looking for. We had just become a family of three and they wanted more families with children so we were approved. That was completely voluntary though. In honesty, I think it’s kind of weird that we could jump the queue but we were no longer allowed to live in my student apartment so we jumped on it.

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        97 months ago

        That was completely voluntary though

        The problem with power imbalances is that they allow enforcing “completely voluntary” practices.

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          27 months ago

          I know. That’s why I said it’s a bit weird that we could skip the queue. On the other hand, the fact that decades long queue times are necessary instead of more, affordable housing being built is also a problem.