Against Landlords - How to Solve the Housing Crisis

When landlords always win and renters pay the price, what can be done?

List of contents

Introduction: House-Price Capitalism

1. The Ratchet System
2. A Longer View
3. The Making of the English Language Class
4. Solving Things Ourselves: Tenant Organising
5. Illegitimate Concerns: Race and Housing
6. Everything Everywhere All at Once: Local Housing Crises
7. The House Always Wins?

Conclusion: A World without Landlords

Notes
Acknowledgements
Index

About the author

Nick Bano is an author and Barrister who specialises in representing homeless people, residential occupiers, and destitute and migrant households. he has written in Tribune, the New Socialist, and Jacobin.

Summary

When landlords always win and renters pay the price, what can be done?

Product details

• Authors: Nick Bano
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.03.2024
• EAN: 9781804293874
• ISBN: 978-1-80429-387-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Social welfare & social services, Social welfare and social services, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Housing law