Quote Originally Posted by Oracle View Post
You suggested that landlords vacating the sector might actually help young people. It won't. The reverse is true. Nor is your suggestion that the proceeds would otherwise be invested in business here a reality.
For the same reason money is leaving the house sector it will leave the U.K. Altogether.
OK, I was suggesting that landlords not buying houses to rent would reduce the demand for those houses in the buyers market. Traditional economics tells us less demand means less inflation.

You mentioned "restriction on supply" like it was something I was suggesting. I don't understand what you meant there.

Also, I didn't say it would naturally follow that proceeds from landlords would go into UK businesses. What I I said was "we need wealthy people to be putting money into making the UK competitive". Don't you agree?