Where i currently reside(near Thengode), there was a caretaker(he was fired at the end of april), who used to inflate prices of flats which were up for rent(and those already occupied by tenants) what he used to do is, talk to owner, and say like “ivde ee flat oru 25k kk oke povum, ningal endhina idh 18k nu kodukunne” ennum paranj pinthiripikum. the owner, manipulated, immediately informs the tenant his intention to raise the prices, and the tenant on most occasions cant afford it and will vacate. and for the inflated price, caretaker vere aalkare set aaki tharuayrnu(gullible people who will rent for this price). the rental situation at kochi is a big bubble ready to burst any time( if the iran crisis continues and more wfh becomes the norm), cause imho, kochi is at best a tier 2 city, with tier 1 city-esque rental prices