> Doesn't London still have scandals about people renting out illegally small cupboards Oh yes. > Why aren't all the house owners building those extensions,

> Doesn't London still have scandals about people renting out illegally small cupboards Oh yes. > Why aren't all the house owners building those extensions, splitting the place into flats, renting them out at a thousand a month, and moving their own accommodation to Essex? Thats a good question, but I suspect its probably down to its not that profitable, and it requires a boat load of cash. https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/71387241/ https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/71387241/ is 900k, thats been extended (pre planning changes) You could _possibly_ rent it out for 5K a month, but you'd need to buy a similar sized house in commuting distance, which is 400-600k. London is stupidly expensive.