A Punk Bar Takes on Billionaires

Faced with the impending closure of their popular pub, the punks of the alternative Berlin scene must dive into the dubious world of offshore companies to find out the names of the mysterious real estate billionaires who want to kick them out.
This quest takes them all the way to London, where gentrification has already forced their fellow activists out of regular housing and into living on boats. But can a small group of punks take on powerful billionaires to save their beloved pub? And could they have helped start a new uprising that, if successful, could lead to the most radical housing reform in the Western world?
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[@jamesmeegan4755]

The blind guy justs wants a bar to hang out in 😞.

[@mowler8042]

James Vegan it begs the question why

[@ShwintyKat]

@@mowler8042 well do you have a full bar setup and the ability to mix good drinks? and can you do it blindfolded? that's why

[@mowler8042]

@@ShwintyKat No I meant why was he asked to leave

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

James Vegan aw

[@ShwintyKat]

@@mowler8042 Ahh A lot of people in the UK are very xenophobic when it comes to disabilities, from what I've heard from friends, even to the point that people past 6 foot are considered "wrong." Private places like pubs definitely would kick a blind man out But I could be wrong, as I said this is second hand info

[@wuhwuh9682]

The irony of this is that I saw this happening so much time since the '90s. Punks or people from squats are the first noticing something' s wrong but no one cares since it's to late to do something.

[@eileeneclark9011]

10/9/19....The tenants usually DON'T have the money or the know-how to get together & legally form a group of like-minded ppl & pool their $$$ & try to BUY up the property for their own group use. Look at all the co-ops in NYC & other big cities. John Lenon & Yoko lived in The Dakota when he was shot/killed. Yoko & son still live there after all these yrs. Ppl in/near large cities ALWAYS have high rent/housing problems b/c everybody wants to live close to their work in these large metro places.

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

valentina campioni o wow

[@mereteteichmann9448]

This battle is so important. Not just for Berlin but for all citys

[@BoweFrankema]

Thank you for making this video Vice and Syndikat. I'll write this in English, so everyone can get familiar with how big of a problem this is becoming in Berlin.. Currently in a similar situation where the building which we live in, has been bought for a company registered in the Netherlands. Being Dutch myself I could easily check they are registered on an address where many other real estate investment firms are registered. Last week we received a letter from the Local Office that they have applied to convert the building into a "single property" which would allow them to kick everyone out and convert the apartments into condos. And this got approved by local government, so much for renter rights?! Basically my entire floor consists of elderly people who have lived here for most of their lives. As it stands these people (and ourselves) can and will be kicked out after the 5 year waiting period. We've also have been in a serious legal battle about our contract (which we seem to have won for now) but all in all this stuff needs to be stopped. So many people I talk to have absolutely no idea what their rights are (this also includes native Berliners and Germans) and these videos really help. Awesome awesome job!

[@MaximusXXX77]

Really disgraceful that they would even think of kicking elderly people out of their homes.

[@BoweFrankema]

@@MaximusXXX77 imagine living in your house for your entire life.. then one day you get an official letter saying "You need to leave because your house will become a luxury apartment. Here are a couple of lawyers you might want to contact. Good luck". That is quite literally what the letter said. Our groundskeepers lives by himself and takes care of the entire building/garden and has no pension due to illness. He will be out on the street and will lose everything he has. It is completely and utterly insane.

[@ArcadiyIvanov]

Do you own or rent? Because if you rent you literally have no right to stay once your lease expires. Move somewhere else where it's affordable for you to live, like everybody else does literally everywhere.

[@BoweFrankema]

​@@ArcadiyIvanov You have no idea how German rental laws work. By default (and by German law) your rental contract is unlimited, so my lease does not expire, just like for anyone else in our building. We have an unlimited contract, which even gets passed on through generations, so we have people whose families have been here for 2 or 3 generations. Buying properties is not the default here, and often not even an option for lower class people. It's not about me dude, I can move if I really have too, a lot of others do not have that option.

[@MaximusXXX77]

@@ArcadiyIvanov It’s also about treating people with dignity and not forcing them out of their homes just so the owner can earn more money.

[@LambentOrt]

Yes to supporting any kind of resistance against corporate gentrification. Fight the evil empire!

[@DCM88]

eww working class parasite!!

[@domusbird]

I think the forgotten part is that there are lots of families owning smaller building and becaus of the inheritance tax 19% over 400.000 euros. Well generally these are the kind of owner that ask for less rent but this is also why they can't afford those taxes and are then forced to sell to companies. Not a cool thing.

[@thunderclipper]

Kinds just shows how monopolized the world has become. Gilded age here we come...

[@chillierdavro]

@@PennyMsElite Mark Twain called the late 19th century the "Gilded Age." By this, he meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath.

[@JamieR1988]

Also shows you what happens when countries prioritise migrants needs over their own citizens. And what happens when you invite far too many into the country. There is basically no social housing left in Europe, so people born and bred in Germany, UK etc can't even get housed.

[@rpemulis]

@@JamieR1988 This has nothing to do with immigration, you could entirely eliminate all immigration and would still have the problem of a very concentrated few owning pretty much all the housing in the world.

[@zuboy4272]

Dumbass the world was same as it is , it just changed from royals to middle high class

[@zuboy4272]

@@JamieR1988 we immigrants wont be needed IF YO STUPID ASS WORKED 12 HRs A DAY

[@Kate-hh8yi]

International solidarity ❤

[@loosecannon124]

why do they have to leave? because of capitalism, because of neofeudalism.

[@ChoppercandleHD]

muh capitalism

[@BlueRaspberry99s]

Any updates at all on this vice? Its already almost the end of the year so this was done being films a long time ago

[@official_alphabet_inc]

Uhm, have you heard about Google?

[@official_alphabet_inc]

@Apeman Commeth are your parents siamese twins or what?

[@official_alphabet_inc]

@Apeman Commeth Creatures like yourself are what makes Trump 2020 possible and plausible

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

aaron kiefer oooo

[@gamingteec5705]

Got evicted just this moring, today. 700 cops had to fight the whole neighborhood, arrested nearly 50 people, turned the whole district into a fucking mini-G20...

[@nickpeterson8080]

We live in an oligarchy..

[@grizcuz]

We live in a Kleptocracy! When there's different rules and laws for the rich (such as not paying taxes like the Pears brothers) then the system itself has to be overthrown.

[@logsfall]

@@grizcuz So someone donating to charity as a household taking in $50,000 to get tax breaks shouldn't be possible then right? This is how the world works. It's unfair, if you don't like it, get educated in the things they are doing and do it as well.

[@grizcuz]

@@logsfall That's not how the world works though, there's zero onus on this mythical person to donate to charity for one. Everybody donating to their favourite charity instead of contributing to an organised common tax system is a ridiculous concept. I don't want to scam the system, I want to pay my fair share towards necessities like teachers and garbage workers. Even if I did, 'normal' employees don't earn enough to con the tax man, it's the very wealthy that treat tax like a high stakes game that they try to wriggle out of. If it doesn't irk you that people with more money than they could ever need are paying less in tax than a person who earns next to nothing, then there's something wrong in the part of your brain that handles concepts like fairness.

[@servidig483]

Amazing how many people have organized to protest, at least you have numbers by your side now, congratulations, love from Romania.

[@domusbird]

The court hearing for the eviction is on 29. October 2019. Just in a few days.

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

domusbird o wow

[@rolymaskedman7086]

How do u keep up on this story?

[@domusbird]

@@rolymaskedman7086 there is a webpage in German. Just Google it

[@ralphlauren7393]

Good i hope they evict them

[@morgoth_bauglir]

Anyone know how it went?

[@iamgod4837]

"Can't you just find somewhere else " so that man is telling someone to move there home there business there standing in neighbourhood what a prick

[@michaelharrison5564]

made me nearly punch my laptop hearing him say that

[@robbypatrisio9589]

Now I curious enough to do some research on who these Pears Brothers are.

[@seananon4893]

Same here. My city went from cool downtown punk dives, to multi billion condos almost over night.... It fucking sucks so bad in Austin now, ivbe moved 250 miles away from it after 38 years..

[@rpemulis]

@@seananon4893 Its happening in literally every major city in the United States right now, but yeah I've definitely heard from other people too that Austin is particularly bad.

[@_robustus_]

Every place that gets hyped as a cool place to live, gets shitloads of people moving in until it gets so expensive, the people that MADE it cool can’t live there. And another douche-nozzle neighborhood is born...

[@lydia5250]

It's like that in smaller cities too. I'm from a small town in southern Oregon. The homeless population has drastically increased because ppl are moving in and landlords are jacking up the rent. The apartment I moved out of was 550.00 a month and in a bad part of town. after I moved out it went up to 950.00. for every rental available there are at least 60 ppl applying for the same spot it's crazy it wasn't like that before.

[@doctorfeline9911]

Robby Patrisio .. i guarantee that you will find one word in common with your findings.. . Illuminati. . èrgo secret societies. Berlin will be the political head quarters for the beast (Anti-christ). keep an eye of who is settling themselves within that city.. you'll soon hear of more things happening.

[@MRR-mw4rv]

This is happening in every major city it is absolutely devastating

[@JohnPorsbjerg]

when my parents bought our house the neighborhood was for workers, and our house was in a small patch of old villas there were used or businesses. Now there area by the nearest train station is getting rebuild, and its beautiful but its all condos that sell for millions, and the gentrification is sneaking up towards us. some of the houses around me sold for tens of millions dkk, and my local slaughter and greens shop just closed down to make room for more wine bars and hipster cafes. Im gonna make my parents let me inherit my house once they move out, so i can rent out some of the rooms to people who grew up here, and support the small businesses in the area.

[@joey19xx73]

So your going to dedicate your life and your family home to giving a couple people a room to rent? Weird purpose lmao. I'm sure your parents are going to be thrilled with that idea.

[@EMCAL13]

I hope they win. Greedy corporate suits can't keep pulling this crap, it's unconscionable!

[@kitsune7919]

Its sad how Millionairs can just act like they want and think they controll everything. Being German myself and havin multiple connections to punk groups i know how important it is for those people to stay in those communities. This needs more attention and especialy a good solution. I wish there was a way to support those people there and help.

[@thisisntthewholesomefuture649]

Kitsune I bet these punks support policies that lead to the cost of living going up & up & up..

[@benjaminvanderlund9522]

You put these millionaires in power when you vote for globalist leftist.. they are run by the same people why buy out the properties worldwide in an open border economy. its funny that the leftist globalist are hurt by the people they vote for isnt it.

[@groovywooky1008]

Thanks to Vice vor this important Documentary!!! 💪😊

[@SeekerofTruths]

Mao got it right about landlords.

[@Snitram19]

Things like this are happening everywhere in the world, in Lisbon the old downtown is becoming more and more expenssive for ordinary people.

[@IDJEGOI]

"The Houses to the people who need them! Die Häuser denen die sie brauchen!" That housing and rent in general is still a viable business modell (meaning that it reaps profits and is supposed to generate growth) is the real scandal here.

[@ThemTwoGamerGuys]

There is nothing wrong with making profit off of your own property you f****** idiot.

[@obi-wankenobi9871]

@@ThemTwoGamerGuys Yes, but there is something wrong with buying up literally entire cities and throwing people out of their homes with borderline criminal business practices.

[@Patchesmcgee123]

@@ThemTwoGamerGuys Well from an economics point of view there is actually. Economic rent is not efficient at all and investment properties add nothing to the economy while allowing the owner to profit. That's economically inefficient.

[@domusbird]

@@Patchesmcgee123 either way in most German cities it is not really worth buying for rent. In my town the average profit is under 3 percent a year and most of the houses on the marked are basically to expensive to buy for renting purposes. Here around the corner in an apartment which sells for 5.6 millions and theoretically could generate a rent of max 3750 euros per month. Not talking about who could pay it but it is not even worth investing in it is not just to park some money, because the credit rate would be a multiple of the rent.

[@Patchesmcgee123]

@@domusbird And that's the way it should be! The whole point of maximising economic efficiency is that profit is the result of adding something relative in productivity to the economy and simply leasing an apartment just doesn't add much at all. If you want to maximise investments, invest in companies which actually produce goods and services, that's what capital is meant to do, not just buying up stuff to rent out and produce nothing.

[@MaximusXXX77]

A very powerful story. When you have been renting a place for 33 years you should have certain rights.

[@noobie1890]

MaximusXXX77 lol should’ve bought a house instead

[@moeynola6747]

My grandpa own a few houses and the tenants have all lived in there for 20 years some 35 years .now that my grandpa passed away, it's time to split the land/property between all of my family members.it's very hard to evict people who lived in there homes for 30years..but what solution is there?.. the people my granpa rented his property to are old and now there kids and there kids kids are living on the property...its a mess

[@noobie1890]

moey nolala ew sounds like a cesspool of people who couldn’t get out of their own way.

[@wagondragon]

Why should you have rights? It's still someone else's property. Renting something from someone means the owner takes full responsibility for it. But oh no, instead of taking on responsibility, we'd rather sit with an entitlement attitude instead.

[@kilbankilban6465]

@@wagondragon Yeah, but sometimes populations happiness/rights should be valued higher then the feelings/rights of one.

[@irenebyrne7809]

This happened in Ireland, only it was a traditional irish music bar, and they were going to close it to turn it into a hotel and people came out and said no way. So it remained opened however other venues have not been so lucky.

[@reigns7766]

1:55 1st of January 2019? So this video is almost a years old news just now released? I see a error.

[@swordboy110]

I even rewatched that part to make sure I didn't hear it wrong...

[@lightarmanov6266]

11:00 6th of April 2019 like most good news networks they wait for the story to develop

[@aick]

@@lightarmanov6266 I think you mean "good Historians"...

[@leftwing1975]

Yes, it means they do not want to, and have still not left the premises yet.

[@Saberdud]

Billionaires do not create jobs

[@OKNOWIMMAD12345678]

Literally rent seeking behavior.

[@Bonelessduckfood]

I hope this is a joke

[@FaithwalkerTodd]

Why don’t you go find a job from some poor guy, preferably a homeless guy. I wonder what kind of benefits he could provide.

[@raymundovalentin2791]

billionaires are leeches on the working classes

[@jaredritchie6046]

They shouldn't exist, they're god modding

[@o0lama0o]

Keep fighting Berlin! This is also a major problem in Copenhagen and there is not enough being done about it. Hopefully this can inspire movements around Europe.

[@IN73RJ3c7I0N]

Need a follow-up on this

[@indaboy1995]

This problem is only getting bigger and we need to do something about it NOW!

[@Zonno5]

Destroy single family housing and build more high density housing.

[@sebastianschneider3038]

Es ist eigentlich eine unglaubliche Sauerei, dass es nicht möglich ist mit seinem wirklichen Vermieter von Angrsicht zu Angesicht zu reden. Vielen Dank, dass ihr kämpft! Berlin hatte mal die schönsten Kieze der Welt!

[@sebastianr1204]

Na ja. Ich war in Berlin, fand es überhaupt nicht schön: Müll auf der Straße, Kaputte Bordsteine, kaputte Gehwege, schlechte Straßen, heruntergekommene Gebäude. Überhaupt nicht schön. Es gibt viel schönere Städte: Budapest, Prag, Hamburg oder Amsterdam um nur einige (mir bekannte Städte) zu nennen. Aber ja, viele Immobilienriesen handeln sehr unsozial und manchmal sogar illegitim (auch wenn nicht illegal). Ausserdem sind die Mieten in und um Berlin nicht all so stark gestiegen. Selbst in Kleinstädten wie Schweinfurt in Bayern sind die Mieten prozentual stärker gestiegen. In Berlin sind die Menschen teilweise aber auch selbst schuld. In Berlin gibt es noch so viele unbebaute Flächen wie Tempelhof. Würde man da eine sorgsame Randbebauung zu lassen hätte man tausende neuer Wohnungen.

[@twingoliebhaber1873]

Awesome!

[@stefanbraem]

Where can I sign the petition?

[@cas126]

There is a lack of housing where I live that is bad enough that landlords seem to be raising prices and new units are consumed by businesses needing to house their workers. Meaning normal folk have to squabble for small overpriced places. What’s worse is that a new study shows that it’s more expensive to move from here than it is to move here. Meaning for those that are the working poor or below, they’re trapped.

[@Elephantinred]

This is such a good video.

[@yamondakawazuki8941]

I just laughed at the sign, all they have to do is make a call and you’re arrested for trespassing. Unfortunately these people with land and old money are modern day royalty and the lawmakers are all paid

[@SoulEraser000]

@st prch You're not helping. There's no reason the world should cater to psychopaths who eat breathe and sleep work and are all so rich that the rest of the working people become poorer as a result. It's important to work hard, nobody is disputing that, but you can't honestly believe this system works. If you're well off now, you'd be wealthy if the wealth was better distributed. If poor, you wouldn't be struggling so much. There's no denying a tiny fraction of the population owns most of the wealth. I don't care how hard anyone works, they aren't worth that much, and they aren't better than the masses.

[@grandfatherrecords]

“for those of its members who work, acquire nothing, and those who acquire anything, do not work” - K.M

[@SadigAlizada]

So... What happened in the end? Very curious!

[@rehezin]

If I had the money I would buy the property from Pears Brothers and turn it into a mailbox for shell companies.

[@ironmountain7907]

This is way inspiring, through do diligence they were able to stifle corporate monopolies!!

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

Iron Mountain oo

[@tellingfoxtales]

The billionaires won't stop until they're on the pyre.

[@ilove2929]

If ppl wonder why the property got skyrocketed, the answer is these greedy private investors who dont know what community is

[@beerlover6667]

Where do I sign?

[@divergencefilms]

Best wishes for your fight.

[@dedmnwlkn5796]

honestly i know its probably inconvenient but those boat houses look like you could turn them into some pretty sick shit. and on top of that, something i don't get is that you could potentially create real estate ON the water. not that it's a great idea but im surprised no ones made some kind of boat apartment yet.

[@oscardighton8580]

Holy shit, you should check out Dublin

[@mowler8042]

33 years they could have bought the property in that time

[@JonathanHilierChannel]

It isn't for sale.

[@mowler8042]

@@JonathanHilierChannel Did the Pears brothers buy the property more than 33 years before? The point is they could have bought a property somewhere close to where they live or even that property at some time.

[@andreiplesa2935]

Any updates??

[@jasminemoriah6909]

Can't really get board. This is why ownership is key. When you rent, you have to expect that you're at the mercy of someone else. They should have pitched in to buy the place. Need an update on this Vice.

[@domusbird]

I absolutely agree I think there should get together and buy the spaces. Then nobody kicks them out.

[@sirjohnahayfalcon]

u dont get it , its not for sale. The property isnt lucrative enough to deal with escalating property taxes , thats why they will be evicted

[@domusbird]

@@sirjohnahayfalcon what I was referring to is that nobody should count on renting forever and I am sure there were several opportunities to buy the location.

[@andornotnorxor6310]

Ich vermisse Syndikat so sehr! Aller-Eck auch.

[@sirherbert6953]

Syndicate was forcibly closed Today. So yeah! That sucks.

[@sabihatanveer8494]

Good judgment of sentiments

[@green1328]

Kind like the show Cheers

[@rezaafahlevi178]

0:04 what the song is?

[@aaronbronzer2004]

Wtf 1:29 KEEP THE VAR UP

[@outpostorange9580]

The uniting aspect of this between the two groups gave such a ray of hope

[@TacoPotze1]

So... who are they? Some additional info would be helpful..

[@eileeneclark9011]

10/9/19....So WHAT IS WRONG with this family/3 brothers saving their $$$ & buying property thru the yrs---in various places---& renting them out so the tenants have leases & pay rent monthly as the property increases in value over the years???? WHO do you think owns apt buildings & huge skyscrapers? Ppl who put their $$$ into real estate & let the real estate values increase thru the yrs as the tenants pay monthly rent. Even poor immigrants---like Chinese & Vietnamese & Mexicans --- have come to the USA & put their LITTLE 💰 MONEY into a laundry or a restaurant or a lawn business as well as a small place/ property where they run these little businesses. Over the yrs they put their "small profits"/money into these businesses & property & slowly expand. It's called HARD WORK + GOOD WORK ETHICS + USING MONEY TO SAVE FOR THE FUTURE! MONEY into

[@davidwaterhouse7958]

Keep fighting for what's right... Don't let them take your homes,,, there times is up... The people are behind you keep going... And next time I'm over I'll look for the pub son...👊👊👊👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🍺🍺🍺💃💃💃📢📢📢🚬🚬🚬🖕🖕🖕🏅🏅🏅

[@6Oko6Demona6]

7:09 Germans came to England visited locals on the boat and the all drunk polish beer :) Cheers.

[@IanMossManchester]

:( ... maybe they can have the ammo shed on Templehofer Feld :)

[@Alex-gd9li]

The problem is rent and housing control. If the government deregulated what you can and can’t rent prices would go down. The government should not set standards for a property that can be rented and its prices. If someone wanted to rent and empty plot of land why can’t they. The same applies for where business can go. I am sure that there’s a place that this bar could go but the government says they can’t because it doesn’t look nice. Policies that control rent/business are a far cry from socialism/communism but they are a step in that direction. Which is shocking for Germany a nation that was split in half by a socialist government one side was good the other struggled people starved.

[@sirjohnahayfalcon]

exactly , yet these folks want more gov

[@green2stayecoswdmarketingn339]

This needs to be shared, this is a growing epidemic worldwide, Government's need to stop serving banks and property developers , bent on destroying local cultures, heritage and communities! #THENEWECONOMY

[@volcaniadread]

good for them, keep hope alive 💪💙

[@johnnyc.3261]

Keep fighting!

[@jeremyserwer2586]

CLASS WAR!! Why cant US Citizens do this?

[@yoshy2628]

Same problem with Vonovia, 370.000 units, the company funds are coming from UK. This is an legal mafia, for 3 rooms apartment (75 m2) I pay 1200 E per month, in a town of 50.000 people. I hope Germany will stop those company who just raise the rent every 2 years and put at least a hold on them.

[@_robustus_]

How do they find enough renters/buyers at that price to make it work?

[@yoshy2628]

@@_robustus_ Easy, people are desperate to find a place, the airport is near by (25km) and any newcomers will accept the rent till they can find a 'better' place, but he/she will be stuck between job/rent/sleep.. Can take years to happend.

[@amad8466]

YES

[@mikekinney9830]

LONG LIVE THE SYNDKAT!!!!

[@SaintMartins]

Only 2 ways to fight against foreign criminal/ corporate buyers. Write a laws that specifically says "Only citizens of (your county's name) is legally allowed to buy a home/property in your country." & "Rent control" (if landlords don't like it fuck off & sell your property chaply to some who dosen't mind)

[@acetate909]

We live in a society....

[@tseekmin]

the old vice is back!

[@0lionheart]

Vice never went anywhere, it just publishes a wide variety of content.

[@CamdenMcInnis]

Property taxes have to be passed onto the tenant for profit.

[@jaimedelgado7529]

Watching this after receiving a letter from my landlord giving me 3 months to leave my apartment. Even tho i never missed rent. Sux

[@joey19xx73]

Well first off...that's not legal and would never happen if you are in a lease. If you aren't in a lease, then that's on you. And is literally in the fine print you agreed to and most likely signed. If no paperwork was involved, then yes your not in a lease and should have known this can happen anytime. They only have to give u 30 days to be out legally. Sign a lease next time 👌

[@jaimedelgado7529]

@@joey19xx73 i signed a contract. Then i was told the contract wouldn't be renewed and id have 3 months to leave. I find it funny u say thats not legal yet have no clue as to where I live much less what the laws are like where I live Edit: btw my contract doesn't have "fine print"

[@funkehouse]

It sure would suck if that place happened to burn down a few months after you moved out. I’d be heartbroken

[@joey19xx73]

@@jaimedelgado7529 well that's a little different then. Your not being kicked out...your lease just is up, they have every right to do that but I agree that would suck. And fine print is a figure of speech referring to the many details listed in those contracts that alot of people overlook lol. I don't literally mean small writing at the bottom. I live in a complex in Nebraska that just got bought by some company in July...and they are remodeling any empty units from top to bottom. From carpet and paint to brand new countertops, fridges, etc. And then obviously Jacking up the rent. These apartments are very old, and now the company refers to them as "flats" on their website.😑. I signed a 1 year lease 5 years ago. Been month to month ever since. So dw I'm sure I'll be getting my notice sometime aswell. Ik they wanna get the other units updated while they got the guys on this job. But I'm literally seeing it first hand in Nebraska.

[@joey19xx73]

@@funkehouse it sure would be a shame................. 😈

[@alamrahib9085]

This should what vice do unbiased documentary

[@SUdatsthecalloftheWU]

Alam Rahib unbiased!?

[@andrewevans5750]

vancouver taxes foreigners and it worked for at least a bit (foreign buyers w/o green card or work visa)

[@TheMrFu]

"The William Pears Group was founded in 1952, by his grandfather Bernard Pears (who changed his name from Schleicher in 1939)" "Schleicher Name Meaning German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a furtive or stealthy person, from an agent derivative of Middle High German slichen, German schleichen ‘to creep silently’."

[@revjim77]

Why don’t you come out and say that you hate Jewish people?

[@TheMrFu]

@@revjim77 lol

[@I_ROT_WITHIN]

I love....

[@wernermirau3868]

Revolutionspotential

[@freshblood6398]

Left ??

[@HeretiCflow]

While going public obviously brought attention to a larger problem of corporations owning large portions of the living space, I wonder why there was no mention of the legal route to deal with these kind of situations. Renters have extensive protected rights in Germany especially in cases like this pub with a history of 33 years. If I was in their shoes, I'd collect money and hire a lawyer.

[@beerxanciggaret2413]

Jealousy ? ...

[@Henry-ey7vh]

Mit seiner RayBan da am mucken haha

[@Tyler.i.81]

Unst sauerkraut

[@skapunkoialternativeliving6522]

Keep fighting punks keep fighting the best fight for your right... I'm Punk myself I support you guys we are different and the people don't like it you must keep fighting...

[@DCM88]

don't forget the hard drugs to aid you in your revolution.

[@joey19xx73]

Being punk has nothing to do with this. I think the topic went over your head. They are fighting for housing reform, not the right to be "punk" lmao.

[@dreamshore_music]

anyone knows what happened since then? did Syndikat stay?

[@irenebyrne7809]

The bar had to open up in another space I believe.

[@Nerfe3d]

Power to the people

[@McGrath435]

It's almost like entrepreneurs don't share syndicalist values! Whoa.

[@KErasoAK32]

It’s happening everywhere, before you know it, it’s going to be too late, form a group, buy property, and preserve it

[@ianroselio8204]

go to other countrys like in philippines and indonesia islands you can live there very cheap and build your own business there.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

Who are these new tenants that will move into the old syndicate bar location?? How much more will they pay and what do they do for steady income??

[@felixleidinger1670]

Its used as empty real estate for its values sake. It will stand empty. Best case is luxury development, which would at least protect the houses from falling apart, but that usually kills off the neighbourhood, and the seedy coolness of the Kiez is basically the selling point of Berlin. Meaning those stand empty or are frequented by tourists. Companies like these buy up ANYTHING in major cities just for pushing the value of that real estate by desaturating the housing market away from people who actually live and work in the city to a market that generates no value to the city itself, not even paying taxes for development or policing. Evicting the people just pushes the prices even higher by generating even more need for space by asking to "go elsewhere"- in their interview the company in essence rather shamelessly asked them to rent higher from them AGAIN thereby raising prices over the amount which is considered lawfull. Its basically a scam to avoid customer protection laws in the housing sector. Its forbidden to exponentially heighten the rent during a contract- but you can set a higher one with a new one if that doesnt go over a certain percentage of rent prices in the city, and if you own every space in the city you can set prices yourself by constantly kicking people out and extorting higher and higher prices . By secretly buying up property and evicting people en masse some foreign financiers can basically kill the entire city and its culture. What are people supposed to do, leave jobs, family, local culture, vacate the cities by the thousands and move to the country, just so that some foreigners can cash in tax-free without actually developing anything? The inner city crumbles- the tourists enjoying the few actual luxury condos will stay away without the culture, no one can afford rent, the city cant maintain its services due to lack in tax revenue, the local economy suffers- and voila, over long and short, you get driven out of your home even if you could afford rent.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

@@felixleidinger1670 it really does matter ( I couldn't help it) I can only suggest some similar scenarios in a market that goes through many cycles like yours. Los Angeles. You used the word "seedy" which many DTLA areas are similar and still remain that way. This promotes the expansion of gentrification as real estate values are lower and ripe for redevelopment. Which the cities are anxious to keep things up. . Most near LA workers live outside the city in the many suburbs and commute in. They dont necessarily want to live in the city, especially the older workers. I imagine Berlin has a much better/useful public transportation system then LA does... This is an important factor. I have never heard of developers buying and just sitting on empty property waiting for the value to rise... that can happen too slowly. They will let leases expire and go month to month with existing tenants until their ultimate building plans get going. The cool vibrancy of any inner city is a fickle thing. If you can create the coolness of the nightlife in other areas its easier to move sometimes. I image Berlin has many cool areas that new artists/bars can be persuaded to move with low rent. LA has had these gentrification cycles all throughout the city and surrounding cities for years. They become a fact of life everywhere. Nothing stays stagnant for long. Change is inevitable. These Opportunities that "big" companies see can be spotted by you because you.live and work there. You're at ground zero, they are not. I know there must be many differences in government, laws, politics, and city codes that effect the area. It does take education and perseverance to stay on top...

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

If you move out to the suburbs and start a new bar you will dilute the desire of others to move into your old bar...

[@JackTheJackedUpJag]

I feel like there's more to the reason the blind guy wouldn't be allowed at the other pub

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

Taylor probably

[@penetrationskommentar877]

Won‘t this system break anytime soon, I mean, if only 10% of all the people have enough money to live in these expensive apartments, will they even makw profit with it?

[@_robustus_]

Bastille Day 2020. Coming to the pissed off masses near you.

[@emptybottleof151]

Swapping a company landlord for a government landlord.

[@sirherbert6953]

So let's ged rid of landlords altogether. Bring them under communal control and distribute them based on need.

[@joshyaks]

Thumbed down by 181 billionaires.

[@joshlockie9285]

Waste of time talking to them, go self sufficient and don’t give them another dime.

[@oed84]

sad story... and this happens all over Europe...

[@BossGamer08]

Ich unterstütze das movement.

[@siresorb1419]

Instead of renting why not just start a campaign to buy the deed. Just go for the source y'know.

[@tylerbrady5546]

It’s not quite as simple as just buying the property since they can’t buy if the developers won’t sell. The way most of these situations go down is that people have one landlord that they pay rent to to operate a business out of. Property prices go up, multimillion dollar property companies come in and buy out the old landlord either because they’ve gotten an offer too good to refuse or they can’t afford to own the building(higher property taxes, bills, etc). New landlord wants to make money off of the investment they just made so they’re going to either raise rent(which old tenants usually can’t afford), repurpose the building, or tear it down and turn it into condos or luxury apartments. The development company only gives a fuck about making money, so they’re really not inclined to sell unless they are offered an amount of money that is too good for them to refuse(hint a small pub can’t afford it). Even if they could afford to buy their specific unit, chances are it’s not even available to be bought since these development companies are mostly concerned with owning property under the assumption that 10 years down the line it’s going to be worth double or triple it’s value. It also looks like it’s part of a larger complex, so them being there really makes things difficult for the company, if they plan on tearing it down they can’t do that if one tiny section of the building is owned by someone else, so the pub would essentially need to buy the entire complex, which once again they can’t afford even if it were for sale.

[@alamrahib9085]

This is Vice News... Simply amazing report!!!

[@0lionheart]

My heart is with Syndikat, fight these greedy little suits with every fucking breath!