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Rental market
Government under pressure to set ‘double lock’ rent cap
Dr Maya Singer Hobbs, of the IPPR, says millions of renters are being "pushed to the brink".
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Rental market
Housing Minister says Government is not looking at rent controls
"We are not looking at rent controls," Housing Minister Steve Reed confirmed to Times Radio this week, contradicting earlier reports attributed to Rachel Reeves.
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Rental market
Rent freeze plan causes “alarm” in property industry
Timothy Douglas at Propertymark says it is "alarming" to hear the Chancellor wants to introduce rent controls.
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Regulation & Law
Not AGAIN! London Mayor makes rent controls key election pledge
Sadiq Khan has once again called on Ministers to give him rent controlling powers despite knowing neither a Tory nor Labour government is likely to ever do it.
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Latest property news
Big thumbs up from letting agents following Government’s rejection of rent controls
Propertymark says the Government's criticisms of rent freezes or caps is right, and that the priority is to increase supply not control rents.
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Latest property news
Failed! Rents rocket despite ‘cap’ in Scotland, new figures show
Data from portal Citylets reveals a 10% rental increase for the third successive quarter.
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Latest property news
Call for two-year rent freeze as London rents ‘spiral out of control’
London Mayor Sadiq Khan warns that out-of-control rents are increasing risk of homelessness as 160,000 Londoners fall behind with payments.
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Latest property news
£10k fight to stop rent cap and eviction moratorium in Scotland
Landlords and agents are urged to back a crowdfunding effort to fund a judicial review against the country's damaging rental sector policies.
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Latest property news
Government turns down another plea for rent freeze
Housing minister Felicity Buchan also said the Government still has not date for publication of expected Renters' Reform Bill.
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Agencies & People
Renters picket six London letting agents, forcing some to close
London Renters Union demands a rent freeze and says estate agents including Foxtons are “gouging rents well above inflation”.
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