Written Question·Treasury·UIN 117871

Rents: Increases

Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Dan Carden

LabourLiverpool Walton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of rent stabilisation on inflation.

Answer

Torsten Bell
Forecasting the economy, including the impact of Government policy decisions on inflation, is the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR set out its latest assessment of policy measures in its Spring Forecast 202...

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