Concerns have been raised by the National Landlords Association (NLA) over proposals within the UK's property markets that it fears could result in the "commoditisation of housing".

The NLA has asserted that bigger does not always mean better in response to a report from the British Property Federation (BBF) that has called for a "brand-driven" home rental market in the UK.

According to the BPF, such a system already exists in the US and Germany, but the NLA has made its opposition clear to a process it says would lead to a "Tesco-isation" of homes.

"We need to be very careful about the commoditisation of housing - people's homes are not like other products and services," said David Salusbury, chairman of the NLA.

"We need communities that are diverse with decent and affordable housing that is a mixture of owner-occupiers, social housing and privately-rented accommodation."

Mr Salusbury went on to suggest that tenants might fell distanced from their landlords under a structure that entailed "corporate management".

Last month, the NLA announced the official launch of a branch of its organisation that is to focus specifically on issues affecting landlords in Scotland.