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Reddit Outcry Over ₹50,000 ‘Basic Flat’ Rents Revives Bengaluru Affordability Debate

A viral Reddit post alleging ₹50,000 rents has renewed public criticism of landlord practices in Bengaluru.

Overview

  • The original post claims even modest apartments are now listed at around ₹50,000 per month, with landlords citing prevailing market rates.
  • Commenters shared anecdotes that included a ₹10 lakh security-deposit demand and a 2BHK at National Games Village rising from ₹20,000 to ₹32,000 in about three years.
  • Users compared Bengaluru’s trajectory to San Francisco and pointed to weak tenant protections and concentrated tech employment as drivers of price pressure.
  • Hindustan Times noted it could not independently verify the Reddit post, and some extreme claims in the conversation remain unconfirmed.
  • Calls grew for dispersing IT jobs to other cities to ease housing demand, but there has been no reported policy response.