Can work with rent controls and v long tenancies. Problem now is that ‘market value’ in the UK is often more than a mortgage would be and actively suppresses people’s ability to save for that deposit.
Sounds about right, dont get me wrong, I'm not arguing that the current market is right, I'm arguing against the assumption that anyone with more (or less) is "scum".
I think you just made this assumption. I consider myself well off and not in some Hippy happy in life way. I do still however have a dislike for many BTLers (not everyone) It has nothing to do with wealth.
Can work with rent controls and v long tenancies. Problem now is that ‘market value’ in the UK is often more than a mortgage would be and actively suppresses people’s ability to save for that deposit.