Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 112046

Rents

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 24 February 2026

Question

Ben Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason his Department calculates the maximum fair rent for regulated tenancies using the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rather than the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

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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