Quote Originally Posted by The_Emperor
We wouldn't have the need for all these new homes if the greedy yuppies didn't keep buying second third or even fourth homes pricing ordinary people out of the market.

There needs to be a limit on how many houses you can own, even if your buying to rent.
I don't know, I think it's more all these divorced people who buy out new homes to live on their own. So instead of a family taking up 1 4 bedroomed house, it now takes up two.

Maybe you could give tax breaks depending on how many people live in a house...

Buying to rent doesn't really cause sprawl. It just means people end up renting. Sooner or later the market is going to fall though, looking at prices there is no way even a couple can get onto the market without being investment bankers or inheriting a fortune.