The dream of owning your own home has slipped from the grasp of many people in the UK in recent years.

The situation is unlikely to improve soon: private renting is set to rise in the UK by around 24% by 2022. Part of the reason why people want to own a home is the dismal experience of being a tenant in the UK. The market is dominated by individual private landlords who are often motivated more by maximising their income than the long term happiness of their tenants.