Propertymark has renewed its warning that rent controls would cut landlord confidence and reduce the supply of private rented homes, as the policy debate over intervention in rents gathers pace again.
Labour mayoral candidate Bev Craig says she would push for rent-control powers in Greater Manchester and widen curbs on new HMOs if she wins this week’s selection vote.
Andy Burnham has ruled out stamp duty changes in this year’s Autumn Budget while Angela Rayner has again rejected rent controls, narrowing landlord hopes of a near-term policy reset.
Andy Burnham has said a private-sector rent freeze is being considered as part of a cost-of-living package, reviving immediate policy risk for landlords less than a day after he entered Downing Street.
IPPR has proposed a national rent cap model for England that would limit increases during a tenancy and on re-let, reopening the rent controls debate for landlords.
Shelter is backing a Bristol campaign that is calling for local rent controls, tougher action on poor conditions and stronger enforcement in the private rented…
DJ Alexander says average rents across Scotland rose just 1.0 percent in the year to May, marking the slowest annual growth since rent controls were lifted and pointing to a cooler post-cap market.
Landlords are facing a fresh political push for rent controls after the Institute for Public Policy Research called on ministers to cap increases using a…
Northern Ireland’s rent control debate has sharpened again after Communities Minister Gordon Lyons rejected calls for rent caps, arguing that limiting rents would worsen supply…
Landlords could face a one-year ban on rent rises if ministers pursue emergency cost-of-living measures reportedly being discussed in Whitehall, with industry bodies warning the…