Dobby you must realise that not everyone who doesn't own their own home is someone who is missing out right?
There's always a need for rental accomodation for a variety of reasons, by vilifying private landlords all it's done is make things worse.
I agree that making EXCESSIVE profits (taxed or not) is immoral. Funnily enough nobody is saying we should get rid of supermarkets.
If any intervention should come from central government it should incentivise people to invest elsewhere rather than turn off the tap.
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Also what the chart doesn't show is the type/quality of housing owned. Homes are shrinking in size, both in floor and land area.
Too much focus on runs on the board, not enough focus on QUALITY outcomes.