I agree , successive governments have deflected the blame for poor housing policy onto private Landlords, unfortunately it seems a lot of people including many tenants have fell for it completely. The forthcoming RRB is already leading to problems with LLs (the housing providers) leaving the sector or becoming ever more risk averse when choosing a suitable tenant. A lot of tenants and would be tenants seem to be in denial about what is actually causing the problems. I saw on the news that the government is proposing cuts to some benefit claimants which will make it near impossible for some people to secure a property to rent.