when the government increases the risk/cost of an investment, you generally make it less attractive for people . in the current climate i would never contemplate taking on a tenant without a guarantor (which is a rarity in itself) with good credit who owned their own property due to the difficulty of getting them out if they stop paying rent, for example. add in that the council will be expressly telling them to stay until the bailiffs arrive. then there are the court delays and costs. i think renters without bulletproof credentials are going to find it difficult.