Another blow to the victims of the earthquake: rent from 5 thousand TL to 10 thousand TL

After the earthquake that caused great destruction in 10 provinces, some opportunistic real estate agents and landlords deal a blow to the victims.

While there are landlords and real estate agents who take no commission from earthquake victims and even install them for free, some opportunistic real estate agents have increased the prices of rental flats in the surrounding provinces by between 25 and 57 percent. In some cities, this rate reached 100 percent.

Speaking to Sozcu.com.tr, the president of the Isparta Chamber of Realtors, Ömer Çobaner, said that although it is not a situation that extends throughout the province, some realtors have increased their rental prices by 25 percent; Hakan Akçam, president of the Ankara Professional Chamber of Realtors, said: “Opportunists are back on the agenda. After the earthquake, especially in the central districts of Ankara, rent increases at rates of more than 50 percent were observed.

CHP Mersin MP Ali Mahir Basarir, on the other hand, stated that rental flat prices in Mersin increased by 100 percent after the earthquake on February 6.

RENTS FROM 5 THOUSAND TL IN MERSIN INCREASE TO 10 THOUSAND TL

According to the information that Başarir provided to sozcu.com.tr, the price of an empty flat for rent in Mersin, which was 5 thousand TL, increased to 10 thousand TL after the earthquake.

“The number of opportunists increased in Mersin,” Basirir said, “On the other hand, a furnished house whose rent is 10,000 TL increased to 15,000 TL, and a deposit is required for rent. 120,000 TL annual rent is requested of 1+1 furnished houses.

EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS ARE SEEKING SHELTER BY KEEPING THE STORES EMPTY

“The earthquake survivors of Gaziantep, Hatay, Malatya and Kahramanmaraş keep empty shops and try to turn these places into homes and shelters,” Basirir said, continuing as follows:

“The Chamber of Realtors of Mersin and we detected exorbitant price increases following the complaints and reported them to the hotline of the Provincial Directorate of Commerce.

Following our recommendation to the Mersin Chamber of Estate Agents not to charge the service fee to the earthquake victims, the chamber of estate agents gave this advice to its members, and with this recommendation, no service fee is charged to the victims of the earthquake at this time.

RENTS IN ANKARA SİNCAN RISE FROM 3,500 TL TO 5,500

Hakan Akçam, president of the Ankara Professional Chamber of Realtors, said that they tried to persuade the landlords by sending messages one by one for the 7,000 rental flat ads, and as a result of these efforts, they placed nearly 500 earthquake victims in flats. rent for free.

“We placed 20 families in hotels with the financing of a businessman,” said Akçam, adding: “However, despite all our efforts, there is an increase in the prices of renting flats. After the earthquake in Ankara, especially in the central districts, rental flats increased by a range of 25 to 57 percent.

Akçam said that flats that were worth 3,500 TL before the earthquake in Sincan now cost around 5,500 TL, and that a house that cost 4,000 TL in Altındağ is now worth 6,000 TL. He claimed that it has risen to Rs.

Akçam said: “We need serious supervision by the Ministry of Commerce.”

THERE IS SOMEONE WHO GIVES A DISCOUNT IN ISPARTA, AND THEY ARE HIGH 25% HIGH…

Ömer Çobaner, President of the Isparta Chamber of Realtors, said: “It is definitely not a situation that is spread all over Isparta, but we can find individual examples. We observed that some people increased their income by 25 percent and we warned them by saying ‘these people can’t eat money.’

Noting that the aforementioned increases were seen in Çünur, the new residential area of ​​Isparta, Çobaner said, “Contrary to this, there are homeowners who try to minimize prices because they will mostly be given to earthquake victims. We try to provide comfort to these people and give flats 500-1000 TL below the prices of 6-7 months ago. Realtors don’t get commissions either,” he said.

Çobaner said, “As a nation, we are all in great pain, we need to help our earthquake victims,” ​​and continued, “We are the country of earthquakes, and this disaster could have happened to us too. Everything is not money. Even if we don’t earn money during a few months, we have already won until today…”