Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 117860

Private Rented Housing: Rents

Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026

Question

Dan Carden

LabourLiverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of whether new housing supply alone can reduce rents in areas where private rent inflation exceeds wage growth.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 41989 on 4 April 2025.