Comment on Could living in smaller houses redefine the Australian Dream and help fix the housing crisis?
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Literally all that’s needed are regulations that universally make apartments more livable; actual building standards with real criminal and financial consequences for shotty builds… strong sound proofing, energy efficiency and climate control, minimum storage space requirement, restrictions on strata control, etc.
Them promote absolutely everything that won’t impact housing as an investment vehicle, and ignore everything that improves housing security.
MisterFrog@aussie.zone 2 days ago
This. We keep pretending like there are no solutions.
There are no solutions that won’t affect the bottom line of someone rorting the system
People are allergic to apartments despite it being a great option for many, many people
Taleya@aussie.zone 1 day ago
People are allergic to bad apartments. Dogboxes with no amenities or public areas. We got a shitload of those, and building more won’t make them more attractive
MisterFrog@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Indeed, this would require quality builds to change people’s minds. Which would cut into the developer’s profits
I live in a pretty decent one myself though. I love it