IFS says rent controls would likely shrink the number of homes available to let and could push more landlords to sell, after fresh analysis examined how caps tend to affect rental supply and investment.
The Welsh Government has confirmed a new rental bill in its first legislative phase, putting rent measures, eviction reform and tighter private rented sector rules back on the policy timetable in Wales.
Generation Rent has launched a postcard campaign urging renters to press Housing Secretary Angela Rayner for limits on rent rises, reopening the rent-controls debate just days after ministers ruled out caps for England.
Angela Rayner says ministers are not pursuing rent controls in England after the Renters’ Rights Act launch, arguing the new once-a-year market-rent system is the government’s chosen route.
SpareRoom says 85 percent of renters back rent controls after another year of rent rises, with 32 percent saying they were forced to move in the past year because housing had become unaffordable.
The NRLA has warned Wales’ incoming politicians against pursuing rent controls after Plaid Cymru’s election victory, arguing that any cap would cut supply and push…
Propertymark has warned that any move by Rachel Reeves to impose extra rent controls in England would push up costs, reduce supply and make it…
Welsh landlords face another election fight over rent controls, supply and tax after Propertymark compared the housing offers from the main Senedd parties before the…
Scottish landlords face sharply different policy paths after Propertymark compared the housing plans of every major party ahead of the 7 May Holyrood election, with…
The Welsh Green Party has put rent controls back on the political agenda ahead of the Senedd election, pledging rent caps, a ban on no-fault…
Angela Rayner has called on Sir Keir Starmer to “pick more fights” with landlords and freeholders, signalling that housing remains a key battleground as Labour…
Ben Twomey, the chief executive of tenant campaign group Generation Rent, has announced he will step down from the £68,000-a-year role in July – just…
Generation Rent has launched a campaign calling for limits on rent increases following energy efficiency improvements, arguing that landlords should not be allowed to pass…
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for national rent controls and the abolition of Right to Buy, claiming landlords are profiting while “ripping the…
The Green Party, Generation Rent and major public sector unions are organising what they describe as the largest housing demonstration in a decade, calling for…
