rent control
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Regulation & Law
Jeremy Corbyn slams landlords and demands rent controls
Radical London MP Jeremy Corbyn has told the BBC that he wants rent controls to be added to RRB.
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Regulation & Law
44% of landlords support the introduction of rent controls – claim
A YouGov survey commissioned by radical thinktank Common Wealth reveals a surprising number of landlords in favour of rent controls.
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Regulation & Law
Rent controls don’t work, global study reveals
Report for the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) shows the impact on the private rented sector would be severe.
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Regulation & Law
Housing minister rejects rent controls in England outright
Rent controls are creeping across the UK including in Scotland and possibly Wales too, but Matthew Pennycook has told MPs they won't be introduced in England by Labour.
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Nigel Lewis
Comment: Rent controls and politics
The private rented sector is the focus of conflicting political aims, which are causing confusion and very possibly, rent controls, says Nigel Lewis.
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Latest property news
Rent controls would throw PRS into ‘crisis’ warns leading estate agent
Comments are made by David Alexander, citing new research from Ireland where its rent controls experiment has raised rents and reduced supply.
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Latest property news
Rent controls are ‘dead in the water’ confirms housing Secretary
Robert Jenrick reveals a change in direction for his department, which last year was considering rent controls to help 'make tenancies more secure'.
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Features
Should we worry about rent control?
Ian Wilson, Managing Director, Martin & Co, thinks that maybe we should…
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