GT49er
Well-known member
This will only ever happen if its legislated for.
At the moment its impossible to say to someone in the UK that renting is equal to buying. My mortgage is a grand a month with the benefit of equity and growth.
If I was renting the same house my rent would be £1500 a month minimum plus fees and deposit which the agent will milk for all they're worth.
There's no silver bullet that will solve this. As a start I think more social housing and more protections for private tenants would help.
Exactly - the thousands of council houses that the Thacher woman flogged off cheap to buy votes would come in handy for the people of this country now.