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  • Think tank proposes rent controls with tax reforms
  • Reeves Reeves weighs ‘mind-boggling’ rent freeze to shield household budgets
  • Every Time Labour Promised Not to Introduce Rent Controls

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propertywire.com /2 weeks ago

Think tank proposes rent controls with tax reforms

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has proposed rent controls capped at CPI inflation within tenancies, combined with reversing Section 24 mortgage interest restrictions and applying N...

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Reeves Reeves weighs ‘mind-boggling’ rent freeze to shield household budgets

Can rent controls fix an affordability crisis?

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order-order.com /1 month ago

Every Time Labour Promised Not to Introduce Rent Controls

Rachel Reeves – who is fighting to keep her job post-May elections – is now plotting a one-year rent freeze on private sector rented homes excluding new builds. Part of a “cost of...

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dailymail.com /1 month ago

Rent controls will only drive up prices, housing minister warns in shot across Reeves' bow - as mortgages now cheaper fo...

Steve Reed yesterday categorically ruled out freezing rents for a year, despite Rachel Reeves declining to reject the idea on Tuesday.

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theguardian.com /2 weeks ago

Thinktank calls for ‘double lock’ England private rent cap to ease living costs

Influential IPPR proposes capping rents at whichever is lower of consumer price inflation or wage growthUK politics live – latest updatesOne of the thinktanks closest to the Labour...

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propertywire.com /1 month ago

Treasury considers one-year rent freeze for England

The Treasury is considering proposals to freeze private rents in England for up to one year as part of measures to address cost of living pressures. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is exp...

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propertywire.com /2 weeks ago

IPPR proposes rent cap linked to inflation or wages

The Institute for Public Policy Research has proposed capping private rent increases in England at whichever is lower between consumer price inflation or wage growth. The proposal,...

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Rent controls would backfire and prove a disaster for renters – NRLA

There is no evidence to suggest that it would make rents more affordable

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Government rules out rent controls despite Reeves signals

Steve Reed says rent controls are not under consideration, despite Rachel Reeves remarks

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Agents warn of ‘alarming’ rent control plans under Reeves

Agents have raised concerns over reports that Rachel Reeves is considering introducing rent controls, including a possible rent freeze in England, as part of efforts to ease pressu...

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dailymail.com /1 month ago

Landlords' fury after Reeves opens door to imposing rent freeze to 'ease cost of living crisis'

Landlords reacted with fury on Tuesday after Rachel Reeves opened the door to imposing a rent freeze to ease the cost of living.

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reviewjournal.com /2 days ago

LETTER: ‘Reasonable’ rent control necessary for Las Vegas

Profits for landlords can’t be “too” high.

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dailymail.com /1 month ago

Rachel Reeves 'considers one-year rent freeze' as Labour scrambles to win over hard-pressed Brits ahead of local electio...

The Chancellor is weighing up plans to ban landlords in England from raising rents for the period in what would be a major policy shift ahead of the local elections .

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Section 8 overhaul: New rules for selling or moving in (May 2026)

The Renters Rights Act still allows evictions to sell or occupy, but only under strict new conditions

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propertywire.com /1 month ago

Wales Green Party proposes rent controls in manifesto

The Wales Green Party has announced plans to introduce rent controls in Wales as part of its manifesto for the upcoming Senedd election, proposing a one-year rent freeze followed b...

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order-order.com /1 month ago

Housing Secretary Steve Reed Insists Labour is ‘Ruling Out’ Rent Controls

Housing Secretary Steve Reed has repeatedly stressed on this morning’s media round that the government has ‘ruled out’ imposing a one-year rent freeze. Reed my lips: no rent freeze...

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thelocal.de /1 month ago

Germany's plan to crack down on high rents for furnished, short-term flats

Germany is planning new rules to rein in high rents on furnished apartments, limit short‑term leases and cap inflation‑linked rent increases.

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independent.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Emergency brake needed on ‘runaway’ rent rises, experts warn

Exclusive: New report adds to increasing calls for Labour to combat excessive rent rises

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standard.co.uk /1 month ago

Home, safe home: is the new Renters’ Rights Act a saviour for tenants?

New legislation brings an end to no-fault evictions and unfair rent hikes — but will it make renting affordable?

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dailymail.com /1 month ago

I rented 10 flats in 16 years: Here's why the Renters' Rights Act will hit tenants in the pocket says HELEN CRANE

The changes would have saved me thousands - but I fear they will cost tenants in the long run as landlords flee the market and hike rents,

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

Tenants of country's biggest landlord face rising costs due to strict 'flatmate swap' rule

Tenants of Ires Reit at one Dublin complex are linking the firm’s current approach to changes to rent rules that came in at the start of March.

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propertyindustryeye.com /2 weeks ago

Government urged to overhaul landlord tax rules to support affordability

Renters have long felt the squeeze of unaffordable rents

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nytimes.com /3 weeks ago

Vote Brings ‘Freeze the Rent’ Closer to Reality in New York

The panel that regulates rents for nearly one million apartments cast its first vote since Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office, approving ranges that included no increases.

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propertywire.com /1 month ago

Thousands march in London demanding rent controls

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central London on Saturday for a national housing protest calling for rent controls and expanded council housing programmes. The march, organ...

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