According to a government think tank, the answer is “yes”. Two reports published by the
\nStrategic Society Centre have looked at UK landlords and how they borrow money.<\/p>\n
The authors of the report concluded that landlords<\/a> should be prevented from buying new build properties and a cap should be placed on mortgage lending to landlords.<\/p>\n Unequal Division of the Wealth<\/strong><\/p>\n The reports state that landlords are growing rich as a result of the buy to let property boom, mostly at the expense of their tenants. This situation has created an unequal distribution of wealth and the only way to restore the balance is by doing the following:<\/p>\n James Lloyd, author of one of the centre’s reports said: \u201cMost private landlords are not Of course landlords are unlikely to agree with the report’s recommendations. Private landlords are providing a valuable service to the housing market. Without their assistance many more people would be homeless as a result of the dire shortage of social housing in the UK.<\/p>\n The Average Landlord<\/strong><\/p>\n Further research comparing the wealth of landlords and tenants has highlighted some According to a government think tank, the answer is “yes”. Two reports published by the Strategic Society Centre have looked at UK landlords and how they borrow money. The authors of the report concluded that landlords should be prevented from … Continue reading \n
\ngetting rich off the taxpayer, but instead are receiving transfers of income and wealth from
\ntenants, who are significantly poorer than they are.”<\/p>\n
\ninteresting facts about landlords and tenants<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n