Thirty years on from the 1988 Housing Act, the private rented sector is out of control

In 1988, Margaret Thatcher’s government introduced the Housing Act in a bid to expand the private rented sector in the United Kingdom. The act greatly shifted the power balance in favour of private landlords, through ending rent regulations and creating a new tenancy which allows landlords to evict tenants for no reason.

Thirty years on, its legacy is one of insecurity and homelessness.

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2018/05/06/thirty-years-on-from-the-1988-housing-act-the-private-rented-sector-is-out-of-control/