I began investing in property to rent in the UK in 1972. My journey has been an interesting one and has involved me in all aspects of the business. Apart from renting and managing my own properties I have worked, for 25 years, to help to make the private rented sector (PRS) a place where tenants want to live and where landlords can thrive. I began by co-founding a landlords association in the West Midlands. The Association of Midlands Landlords grew quickly to become the voice of local landlords until, in 2007, we amalgamated with the National Landlords Association (NLA) because we believed th...