The sad story about property investors is upsetting i.e. Mum and Dad investors. Most people today will have great difficulty affording one house, let alone have one as an investment. The property investor who has many properties, saying that they are providing a public service, is a sick joke and they know it.

The result of all this public service will mean that the taxpayer will have to provide accommodation for the thousands of people out there who are on a low income and have no chance of ever having a house thanks to investors pushing up prices. The man who picks up your trash deserves a life too, and one house.

R Chamberlain, Otumoetai.