https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/09/economy/us-inflation-high-prices-consumer-demand/index.html
That means a business can essentially set prices as high as it wants, as long as they aren’t so high that they drive away the customer base. In other words, it’s Econ 101: Good, old-fashioned supply and demand.
:AmISoOutOfTouchmeme: Could it be greed? No, it's the customers fault.
A radio caster did suggest in the radio that people ought to share rooms in a flat to save on rent (which is illegal here and they talked against a while back) and ease the burden on rent. When they grew up they shared a room with their sibling, too! And also orientalism: "In other countries six people are sleeping on one mattress"