“Il sistema è rotto”: le storie dei nostri lettori sulla “follia” di fare offerte per una casa in Irlanda

Is it just me or is this a terrible article.

i know the process needs fixing but this seems to be people who dont understand how auctions work or that the seller doesnt have to sell complaining.

Fundamentally so many of the housing issues in Ireland result from there being too few houses for too many people. People are desperate to get some security in their living conditions. So anything or any system based around that is going to get broken be it the bidding process or anything else. The current blind bidding process is broken and yes estate agent are predatory but they are symptoms of the larger issue.

Not saying we shouldn’t do something to fix these issues but if they don’t address the fundamental problem, it will just be whack a mole, another problem will crop up because of it.

I feel like this type of story about crazy bidding is constantly being posted here.

It has got to the point that posts like these start sounding like “Breaking News: Water is Wet”.

The situation is obviously terrible, but that’s… obvious.

These stories don’t even serve a purpose anymore. People will piss and moan and get sad and say, “Isn’t it awful?” There’ll be news about opposition parties’ popularity rising in the polls and a big song made of that. Then, hey presto, FFG will give goodie bags to the easily hoodwinked and will spread scary stories about tax increases, and the auld heads will vote them back in.

So, all these stories do is depress people. They don’t change minds. They don’t unearth something we already don’t know; they just demoralise.