That sounds like imputed rent which is not a total fiction; it is a well understood concept and most economists seem to agree that it probably should be taxed but the political cost of a change from the status quo makes it unlikely to happen in countries that aren&#x27;t already doing so.<p>The OECD recommends that member nations tax imputed rent because it improves fairness between renters and owners.<p>A randomly Googled link that explains it more: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;economix.blogs.nytimes.com&#x2F;2013&#x2F;09&#x2F;03&#x2F;taxing-homeowners-as-if-they-were-landlords&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;economix.blogs.nytimes.com&#x2F;2013&#x2F;09&#x2F;03&#x2F;taxing-homeowne...</a>