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If you revive the "Pity the Downtrodden Landlord" thread you will find that the lyrics of the song are generally credited to a B. Woolf and the music to E. Clayton. There are still many unanswered questions about the origin of this great song. Here are the best notes I've been able to dredge up:

From The Battle of the Field: 1
The political context of the hagiography of the second British Folk Revival

The song "Pity The Downtrodden Landlord" [Woolf/Clayton] was written during the war and became something of a staple left-wing satirical song in the late-1940s and early-1950s. At a time of chronic house shortages and before pre-fab and Council House building had yet reached a climax, landlords were often viewed from the left as class-ridden parasites [see the later Stan Kelly Topic EP: Songs for Swinging Landlords To, TOP60]. The biting satire of the song became something of a political rallying flag for those who wished to see the advance of public ownership in property.

Landlady's Daughter (not to be confused with Charley Noble)