"I just can't afford to lose a day's wages, not this week," she said, apologetically. Having lost her flat last year to a vulture fund, Rena was struggling to pay this month's rent, which eats up 60% of her income."
"In Greece, the financialisation of housing took a more circuitous route... we Greeks were his bank's wet dream. Although much poorer than the Germans, 80% of Greeks owned their homes outright and had no debts."
"Margaret Thatcher was right that a combination of austerity and the financialisation of working-class housing... is the perfect poison for the trade union movement."
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