Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 112044

Rents

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 24 February 2026

Question

Ben Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) amend the maximum fair rent inflationary index set in the Rent Act 1977.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Regulated tenancies under the Rent Act 1977 are entitled to a ‘fair rent’ which is determined and registered by rent officers. The Rent Act (Maximum Fair Rent) Order 1999 limits increases in registered fair rents to the change in the Retail Price Index pl...

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