[salmonellaeater]

The title could also read "Faster biological ageing linked to living in privately rented homes" since there is just a correlation. The interesting question is what are the causal factors, and are there any interventions targeting those causal factors that have more benefit than downside?

The article seems to be making an argument against privately rented homes and in favor of social housing. Would eliminating private renting actually reduce biological ageing? Or are the people who are predisposed to living a stressful life with fast ageing more likely to choose privately rented homes, and taking away that option wouldn't actually help them?

[lawlessone]

The majority of people renting would choose not to if they could. You'll get a few people that say it's great and suits there lifestyle, but most would rather the security of owning their home.

[Gigachad]

I don’t think it’s as uncommon as you suggest. I rent an apartment in Australia and don’t really feel the desire to buy it. Buying is a massively complex financial investment with dubious returns. While renting is convenient and lets me move around to whatever suits me at the time.

The rental laws in my state are also quite good and continuously getting better.

[diogenes4]

> Or are the people who are predisposed to living a stressful life with fast ageing more likely to choose privately rented homes, and taking away that option wouldn't actually help them?

Why would people living stressful lives choose to rent? That makes no sense—generally speaking, people don't like renting and generally speaking it's more affordable to pay off a mortgage than it is to pay off someone else's.

[throwaway290]

> generally speaking, people don't like renting and generally speaking it's more affordable to pay off a mortgage than it is to pay off someone else's

Do you like buying houses with money you don't have?

[lm28469]

> Why would people living stressful lives choose to rent?

They live stressful lives because they're running after money

> it's more affordable to pay off a mortgage

Most people can;t afford mortgage. In most places they'll rent you a $500/month place but won't let you take a mortgage for $500/month. Not even taking into account current interest rates

[quantified]

They don't choose to rent. They're forced to.

A relative few people think it's financially better to rent than to own so they can deploy their capital elsewhere. These folks have a lot more capital to play with in the first place, and would likely be part of the group that rents but lives longer.