It&#x27;s worth noting as well that houses don&#x27;t disappear when landlords sell them.<p>Most landlords don&#x27;t build new homes to house people. More commonly they compete with owner-occupiers to buy existing property. Remove the landlord from the story and the renter may well become a buyer, at a lower price.<p>p.s. Thank you for your comments in this thread and elsewhere - you have inspired me to finally read Henry George.