Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 76269
Rents: Regulation
Tabled: 10 September 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has received representations from the (a) Mayor of London and (b) combined authority mayors on rent controls since July 2024.
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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