Is there too much social housing in the UK?

[RichB]

Haven't you got it ar*e-about-face? Surely if a bigger section of the population are renting off HM Govt, that means there's less DEMAND for private housing, thus rents go down. Private rents are highest in places like London, where the supply of social housing (compared to demand) is lowest.

There's a similar situation with private schools. In areas of Britain with a large number of good state schools, demand for private schools is less, and thus private school fees are lower than in areas where there are fewer decent state schools.