Member

According to the latest English Private Landlord Survey, published in December 2024, 44% of landlords who have renewed or extended a tenancy did not increase the rent when they did so. The risk inherent in this amendment—that these landlords may begin to see an annual cap as a target—is not negligible and, if realised, would have a negative impact on many tenants. I therefore ask the noble Baronesses, Lady Janke and Lady Jones, not to press that amendment.