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  1. Prison Cell to Let: The Ultimate in Brutalist Micro-Suites 🚓

    Real Estate Bastard Enterprises Ltd. is utterly shit your pants delighted to announce our latest property on the market. Located in Preston city centre in an active prison, this gated community prison cell to rent is a delight from top to bottom.

    Live out your Shawshank Redemption fantasies at competitive monthly rates, with a “lively” community of convicts right on your doorstep. Book your viewing today! This prison cell won’t be on the market for long.

    The Slab & Iron Suite: Luxury Prison Cell Living Done Right

    • Only £2,800 p/m
    • NO BILLS INCLUDED
    • NO PETS
    • Full-service meal plan funded by public taxes
    • Open-concept bathing for nudist enthusiasts
    • Industrial floor-to-ceiling iron accents for in-cell security
    • Biometric security from 24/7 on-site guards
    • Curated social network of convicted criminals

    The lease for this property is available immediately, but includes a No-Early Termination clause. This clause is strictly enforced by the state and is non-negotiable until the tenant has served a 5-10 year sentence.

    Tenants concerned about the lack of privacy should remember we live in a society dominated by CCTV security recordings and 24/7 rolling social media feeds. Thus… what even truly is privacy in this day and age? Think about it.

    With a cost-effective rent of a mere £2,8000 p/m remember this is all-inclusive of uniforms and orange couture provided by the state. You will also have a solitary bed to yourself, a sink, and a “shitter” (as the inmates call them) for your personal ablution needs.

    For leisure activities and exercise, tenants are welcome to a one-hour daily window using The Yard. This is a 15ft by 15ft concrete exercise area with an armed guard watching over your every move.

    As for commuting to your daily job, you’re allowed to do this but must be strip searched on leaving/entering the property to ensure you don’t have:

    • Drugs
    • Weapons
    • Bubble gum

    If you’re found, in particular, to have any brand of bubble gum this’ll be taken out back and detonated with Semtex.

    Please note, you must also wear your prisoner uniform in and around your day/job to confirm your status as a prisoner/tenant. This does mean some police officers out on the police may mistake you for an escaped convict and taser you to the ground while your scream like a big girl.

    Former Tenant Testimonial

    “I’m Derek and I moved into Cell 402 in May 2022. During my wonderful stay in this prison cell I made many friends, was stabbed 25 times in 24 months by inmates, and was even headbutted by a guard! Other than that, there are few distractions other than a window, plus free Wi-Fi access that’s restricted to 30 minutes a day for ‘educational time’ and I wasn’t allowed to access pornography, which made me heavily repressed and a little weird tbh. Oh yeah, I had to move out of the property in April 2026 because I headbutted a guard and will now be serving a six-month prison sentence in Cell 502 one floor up. We’ll be neighbours!” Prisoner 839201, former Brand Manager for Violent Vaping Enterprises Ltd.

    #Business #Capitalism #estateAgents #Home #Humor #renting #Satire #satirical #Silly #tenant
  2. Prison Cell to Let: The Ultimate in Brutalist Micro-Suites 🚓

    Real Estate Bastard Enterprises Ltd. is utterly shit your pants delighted to announce our latest property on the market. Located in Preston city centre in an active prison, this gated community prison cell to rent is a delight from top to bottom.

    Live out your Shawshank Redemption fantasies at competitive monthly rates, with a “lively” community of convicts right on your doorstep. Book your viewing today! This prison cell won’t be on the market for long.

    The Slab & Iron Suite: Luxury Prison Cell Living Done Right

    • Only £2,800 p/m
    • NO BILLS INCLUDED
    • NO PETS
    • Full-service meal plan funded by public taxes
    • Open-concept bathing for nudist enthusiasts
    • Industrial floor-to-ceiling iron accents for in-cell security
    • Biometric security from 24/7 on-site guards
    • Curated social network of convicted criminals

    The lease for this property is available immediately, but includes a No-Early Termination clause. This clause is strictly enforced by the state and is non-negotiable until the tenant has served a 5-10 year sentence.

    Tenants concerned about the lack of privacy should remember we live in a society dominated by CCTV security recordings and 24/7 rolling social media feeds. Thus… what even truly is privacy in this day and age? Think about it.

    With a cost-effective rent of a mere £2,8000 p/m remember this is all-inclusive of uniforms and orange couture provided by the state. You will also have a solitary bed to yourself, a sink, and a “shitter” (as the inmates call them) for your personal ablution needs.

    For leisure activities and exercise, tenants are welcome to a one-hour daily window using The Yard. This is a 15ft by 15ft concrete exercise area with an armed guard watching over your every move.

    As for commuting to your daily job, you’re allowed to do this but must be strip searched on leaving/entering the property to ensure you don’t have:

    • Drugs
    • Weapons
    • Bubble gum

    If you’re found, in particular, to have any brand of bubble gum this’ll be taken out back and detonated with Semtex.

    Please note, you must also wear your prisoner uniform in and around your day/job to confirm your status as a prisoner/tenant. This does mean some police officers out on the police may mistake you for an escaped convict and taser you to the ground while your scream like a big girl.

    Former Tenant Testimonial

    “I’m Derek and I moved into Cell 402 in May 2022. During my wonderful stay in this prison cell I made many friends, was stabbed 25 times in 24 months by inmates, and was even headbutted by a guard! Other than that, there are few distractions other than a window, plus free Wi-Fi access that’s restricted to 30 minutes a day for ‘educational time’ and I wasn’t allowed to access pornography, which made me heavily repressed and a little weird tbh. Oh yeah, I had to move out of the property in April 2026 because I headbutted a guard and will now be serving a six-month prison sentence in Cell 502 one floor up. We’ll be neighbours!” Prisoner 839201, former Brand Manager for Violent Vaping Enterprises Ltd.

    #Business #Capitalism #estateAgents #Home #Humor #renting #Satire #satirical #Silly #tenant
  3. #Anthropic’s acquisition of all compute capacity at #xAI’s #Colossus1 data centre suggests xAI isn’t actively training its own #AImodels. This shift to a “neocloud” business model, #renting out #GPUs, raises questions about xAI’s innovative potential and its future profitability, especially as #SpaceX prepares for its IPO. techcrunch.com/2026/05/10/were #tech #media #news

  4. "While the effects of damp and mould on growing lungs have rightly gained salience, policymakers still turn a blind eye to how record-high rents threaten the life chances of our youngest and future generations"

    UK's high rents are endangers children's health
    opendemocracy.net/rent-housing

  5. "While the effects of damp and mould on growing lungs have rightly gained salience, policymakers still turn a blind eye to how record-high rents threaten the life chances of our youngest and future generations"

    #RentCaps #Renting #Housing #Landlords #Health #UKPolitics

    UK's high rents are endangers children's health
    opendemocracy.net/rent-housing

  6. "While the effects of damp and mould on growing lungs have rightly gained salience, policymakers still turn a blind eye to how record-high rents threaten the life chances of our youngest and future generations"

    #RentCaps #Renting #Housing #Landlords #Health #UKPolitics

    UK's high rents are endangers children's health
    opendemocracy.net/rent-housing

  7. "While the effects of damp and mould on growing lungs have rightly gained salience, policymakers still turn a blind eye to how record-high rents threaten the life chances of our youngest and future generations"

    #RentCaps #Renting #Housing #Landlords #Health #UKPolitics

    UK's high rents are endangers children's health
    opendemocracy.net/rent-housing

  8. Home ownership is always framed as being about building wealth; that viewpoint inevitably leads to higher housing costs and a poorer working class (because treating housing as an investment drives up housing costs).

    The true advantage to home ownership is the financial stability it brings. When #renting you are subject to inflationary increases, which means your housing costs do not remain stable, however when you own your home costs remain relatively stable for 25-30 years and then plummet once your mortgage is paid off.

    The largest financial challenge of home ownership is putting enough aside each month to cover the maintenance and repair costs associated with ownership; the ones that a #landlord is supposed to cover if you rent, although many landlords shirk that responsibility. The easiest way for a home owner to deal with this is to put a small amount aside each month to cover both the unexpected repairs that crop up and the high cost maintenance
    projects as stuff wears out.

    #homeownership

  9. Cement Mixer to Let: Ultra-Modernised Rotating Studio 🧱

    Real Estate Bastards Enterprises Ltd. is giddy as all hell to reveal the Slurry Studio, located at 301 on Gray Matter Manor in Bolton of Greater Manchester.

    Viewings are available immediately, but MOVE FAST! This £3,001 p/m zero mod cons property won’t be on the market for long. It HAS to be seen to be believed. Please note: No Star Trek (Trekkies) fanboys and/or Star Wars fanatics are allowed viewings as we DETEST pathetic, wastrel geeks like you. GET A LIFE.

    A Whirlwind of Living in The Slurry Studio

    • £3,001 p/m
    • NO PETS
    • NO BILLS INCLUDED
    • £10,000 DEPOSIT
    • 360° degree living
    • Dynamic floor plan that moves you
    • Minimalist design
    • A bit like a hammock, but not
    • Low carbon footprint living
    • Ideal for construction site workers

    If you’re a big hairy construction site worker, you’ll just LOVE this cement mixer. It’s minimalist living at its finest. No nonsense, says it how it is, you just climb into the spinning bowl and you’re all set for a good night of kip.

    Once you turn the contraption on*, that’s when the Slurry Studio takes on a life of its own.

    Part soothing massage, part G-force centrifugal training session, the Slurry Studio is compact living done right. Located in a random side street in Bolton, the cement mixer is only a 24 minute walk from the train station, with a strong possibility you’ll probably get mugged on your way there to kickstart your day.

    Also, to be clear, no free bags of cement are included with this property.

    *Please note: Our estate agent, and the landlord, waive all legal responsibility for the inevitable dizziness induced by this property. Motion sickness may also be another issue, as well an overwhelming desire to spend no time in the property. The deposit is not refundable and 

    A Note From The Slurry Studio’s Previous Tenant

    Most tenants only stay in the Slurry Studio for a few months before moving out (we can’t work out why, though). Some of them mysteriously die before being able to leave tenant feedback, but one survivor below was eager to pen his delighted thoughts to us.

    “DONT. DONT LIVE HEAR. the slurry studio ruined my life. i moved in in the summer of 2025 and shit a brick i dint now what i where letting meself in for. first night when the spinning kicked in and cement were getting all over me and i was breathing in cement fumes, spinning around (like that kylie song) and i got dizzy, chucked up quite a bit and what done and did had a bangin headache by 5am. it we’re so bad i immediately handed in me tenancy end notice and know led a happy life homeless. its preferable to that BASTARD cement mixer”

    Please note, this former tenant published his review across various online review platforms. We’ve since realised this is negative feedback and have begun a violent retribution campaign against him. We’re suing him for:

    • Defamation
    • Slander
    • Harassment
    • Gross misconduct
    • Arson
    • Gross indecency
    • War crimes
    • Crimes against humanity
    • Being a prick

    Real Estate Bastards Enterprises Ltd. doesn’t take negative feedback lightly. You have been warned.

    #Business #Capitalism #estateAgent #Home #Housing #Humor #interiorDesign #Lifestyle #propertyIndustry #renting #Satire #satirical #Silly
  10. Cement Mixer to Let: Ultra-Modernised Rotating Studio 🧱

    Real Estate Bastards Enterprises Ltd. is giddy as all hell to reveal the Slurry Studio, located at 301 on Gray Matter Manor in Bolton of Greater Manchester.

    Viewings are available immediately, but MOVE FAST! This £3,001 p/m zero mod cons property won’t be on the market for long. It HAS to be seen to be believed. Please note: No Star Trek (Trekkies) fanboys and/or Star Wars fanatics are allowed viewings as we DETEST pathetic, wastrel geeks like you. GET A LIFE.

    A Whirlwind of Living in The Slurry Studio

    • £3,001 p/m
    • NO PETS
    • NO BILLS INCLUDED
    • £10,000 DEPOSIT
    • 360° degree living
    • Dynamic floor plan that moves you
    • Minimalist design
    • A bit like a hammock, but not
    • Low carbon footprint living
    • Ideal for construction site workers

    If you’re a big hairy construction site worker, you’ll just LOVE this cement mixer. It’s minimalist living at its finest. No nonsense, says it how it is, you just climb into the spinning bowl and you’re all set for a good night of kip.

    Once you turn the contraption on*, that’s when the Slurry Studio takes on a life of its own.

    Part soothing massage, part G-force centrifugal training session, the Slurry Studio is compact living done right. Located in a random side street in Bolton, the cement mixer is only a 24 minute walk from the train station, with a strong possibility you’ll probably get mugged on your way there to kickstart your day.

    Also, to be clear, no free bags of cement are included with this property.

    *Please note: Our estate agent, and the landlord, waive all legal responsibility for the inevitable dizziness induced by this property. Motion sickness may also be another issue, as well an overwhelming desire to spend no time in the property. The deposit is not refundable and 

    A Note From The Slurry Studio’s Previous Tenant

    Most tenants only stay in the Slurry Studio for a few months before moving out (we can’t work out why, though). Some of them mysteriously die before being able to leave tenant feedback, but one survivor below was eager to pen his delighted thoughts to us.

    “DONT. DONT LIVE HEAR. the slurry studio ruined my life. i moved in in the summer of 2025 and shit a brick i dint now what i where letting meself in for. first night when the spinning kicked in and cement were getting all over me and i was breathing in cement fumes, spinning around (like that kylie song) and i got dizzy, chucked up quite a bit and what done and did had a bangin headache by 5am. it we’re so bad i immediately handed in me tenancy end notice and know led a happy life homeless. its preferable to that BASTARD cement mixer”

    Please note, this former tenant published his review across various online review platforms. We’ve since realised this is negative feedback and have begun a violent retribution campaign against him. We’re suing him for:

    • Defamation
    • Slander
    • Harassment
    • Gross misconduct
    • Arson
    • Gross indecency
    • War crimes
    • Crimes against humanity
    • Being a prick

    Real Estate Bastards Enterprises Ltd. doesn’t take negative feedback lightly. You have been warned.

    #Business #Capitalism #estateAgent #Home #Housing #Humor #interiorDesign #Lifestyle #propertyIndustry #renting #Satire #satirical #Silly
  11. The French housing crisis is straining relations between landlords and tenants.

    Tensions have risen at every stage of the landlord-tenant relationship amid a nationwide housing shortage.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260420

    #Housing #France #HousingShortage #Renting

  12. “There’s a guy called Dave Wells in Bournemouth with 3,000 properties... I think we should seize them.”

    Landlords Are Killing Britain. What Can We Do About It?

    youtube.com/shorts/PK_7SE2Q4OA

    #BrokenBritain #UKpol #UKpolitics #housing #landlords #rent #renting #HousingCrisis #renters #AaronBastani #economy #Novara

  13. I’m getting myself confused, can someone help please? I’ve got to move, as landlady wants to sell. There is myself, and young adults (19&21) can we get a 2 bedroom place and the kids share? TIA 🙂

    #Renting #Letting #UK #Help #RentingHelp #Landlords

  14. Motorhome vs Owning vs Renting: Costs and Lifestyle -

    This is a long video but I wanted to compare in detail how is living in a motorhome comparing with renting or owning a place. From costs to lifestyle: comfort, resources, toilet, space, etc.. The focus is on Spain since this is where I lived for the past many years.

    I hope this video is useful for some.

    #motorhome #vanlife #camper #travel #spain #rent #renting #costs
    RE: videos.trom.tf/videos/watch/24…

  15. New pension rules could have a harmful effect on supply of rental properties – The Irish Times

    New pension proposals could have a detrimental impact on the supply of rental properties in this country and…
    #NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #Business #CA #Canada #daft-ie #Finance #housingcrisis #pension #pensions-authority #PersonalFinance #Renting
    newsbeep.com/ca/448870/

  16. Are you a Landord to foreigners, have you requested/checked your Tenant's Residence Permit?

    "The police ministry stated that South Africans will be arrested if found renting rooms or business premises to illegal immigrants."

    #Landlord #Tenant #Renting #Property #Immigrants #Migration #UndocumentedForeigners #IrregularMigration #IllegalImmigrants #SouthAfrica

    citizen.co.za/news/south-afric

  17. Are you a Landord to foreigners, have you requested/checked your Tenant's Residence Permit?

    "The police ministry stated that South Africans will be arrested if found renting rooms or business premises to illegal immigrants."

    #Landlord #Tenant #Renting #Property #Immigrants #Migration #UndocumentedForeigners #IrregularMigration #IllegalImmigrants #SouthAfrica

    citizen.co.za/news/south-afric

  18. Are you a Landord to foreigners, have you requested/checked your Tenant's Residence Permit?

    "The police ministry stated that South Africans will be arrested if found renting rooms or business premises to illegal immigrants."

    #Landlord #Tenant #Renting #Property #Immigrants #Migration #UndocumentedForeigners #IrregularMigration #IllegalImmigrants #SouthAfrica

    citizen.co.za/news/south-afric