Maybe it works for some people as a pension. Goodness knows what those of us with private pensions will live off as the amount we have put away for years has dropped or stayed the same in the past 6 months, and I don't see it growing. The amount it will yield is not the 10% predicted 25 years ago. I never thought it was a good idea to be a landlord but we do need a regulated private rented sector to meet a housing need, and maybe its more useful to some in society to have access to private rented housing.But it must be maintained, and this is the hub of the problem in my opinion.