It is fascinating to watch governments announce legislative means to address problems that emerge from commercial realities in the hope the punters will overlook the more difficult (i.e., costly) remedies that would make a difference. So a tight rental market, caused in part by governments abandoning their role in providing public housing is met with adding to the regulation of the private rental market. Action taken—next problem!
According to https://tinyurl.com/22cvjsmo the private rental market is broken. And if more rentals will be needed in the future, where will the investors come from when, apparently, more investors are leaving the market than joining it?
If the new commissioner’s passion is the homeless, is this the time to favour those with homes already?