I never understood that expression though I know what it's meant to mean. If I had a cake why shouldn't I eat it? Anyway, is someone trying to say it's wrong for landlords to charge a rent (if they can) that's more than their mortgage for the property? Don't understand why anyone would think that unless you think it's morally wrong. It's business. My son is sharing a house with 3 other students. It's actually a 2 bedroomed house but the front room has been converted* into a bedroom, presumably to squeeze more tenants in and thus be able to increase the rent. So to get in to the house other than through the front door (which is in my son's bedroom) they must go through the back door. To access this they must walk through the neighbours back yard as it is the only way in. I've emailed the landlady regarding the situation of them having to trespass to get in to the house (I never saw the place until I dropped my son there). I still await a reply, though it's been some days now. Now this sort of landlord is taking the pi**. * they put some bedroom furniture in it