Housing for first time buyers

Yes have heard that private landlords are selling up en masse. Which doesn’t bode well for renters, most will probs be bought by home owners if any can be tempted since the stamp duty hike in April.
The government have wrecked the housing market. Nothing is moving down here in the SE and we are a commuter town into London.

According to another thread people were being put off renting out properties due to new government legislation...