Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 61067
Private Rented Housing: Rents
Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a cap on private rents for residential properties.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government has been clear it does not support the introduction of rent controls, including rent stabilisation measures. We believe they could make life more difficult for private renters, both in terms of incentivising landlords to increase rents rout...
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