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@Dramatic_Hammer
My end goal would be private ownership and public rental - I don't see what value a private landlord adds. The need to cover (relatively) short term finance costs, pay tax and (in theory) extract profit just increases the difference between the base cost of housing and what the renters pay.
If you give councils (or a national housing service, for example) a new stream of funding and a long timescale to cover setup costs, renters could be paying a lot less to live in the same place.
Genuine question - why should rents rise with inflation when costs are fixed?