This is so unpleasant, but I still wonder whether this isn't focusing efforts on the wrong thing, when removing regulations that prevent new housing being built

This is so unpleasant, but I still wonder whether this isn't focusing efforts on the wrong thing, when removing regulations that prevent new housing being built would not only reduce the leverage that landlords have, but also reduce the number of people paying rent to live in a place long term. We need to bring housing prices down so that people aren't handing over a lifetime of surplus wealth to people who are already richer than they are.