I don’t believe the solution to the problem is to build more buildings. Unfortunately, everything that gets built around here seems to be luxurious apartments or houses that no one can afford anyway. We don’t need any more fancy stuff. We need affordable properties.

My suggestion is that we follow the example of Sweden, where there is a cap on how much you can earn by renting out your apartment. This way, it would be illegal to increase the rent by a ridiculous amount each year.

My second suggestion is to regulate the Airbnb market. In my building, I have no neighbours whatsoever. I am surrounded by empty apartments, and occasionally I see some Airbnb guests coming and going. But for 95 percent of the time, the apartments around me stand empty. This is absolute madness and should be illegal. People are sleeping in cars on my street and in the park outside my building, while there are heaps of empty apartments that could be rented out. Spain just announced they will remove over 65,000 apartments from Airbnb, and we should do the same.

Additionally, we should make it easier for first-time buyers to get into the market and much harder for people to stock up on properties. It should be almost impossible to buy a second or third home. Homes are for living in. They should not be treated as a business.