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The Housing Minister (Matthew Pennycook) has ruled out the introduction of rent controls in England.
The comments were made in a written response to a query from shadow housing secretary Kemi Badenoch, who asked if Labour had any plans to implement rent controls.
Here are the Housing Ministers comments;
“The Government does not support the introduction of rent controls. We have made clear that we intend to use the Renters’ Rights Bill to provide tenants with greater protections against unreasonable within-tenancy rent increases.”
Scotland introduced rent controls in October 2022 – Scotland’s experience with rent controls has been marked by a landlord exodus and shrinking rental availability. Wales is currently exploring similar measures, having launched a Green Paper titled ‘A Call for Evidence on Securing a Path towards Adequate Housing Including Fair Rents and Affordability’.
Article Abridged from NetRent
Government Rules Out Rent Controls for England – NetRent
