questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing rent controls; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of
answerText: The government has been clear it does not support rent controls and has not discussed their introduction at a local authority level. We believe that rent controls could make life more difficult for private renters, both in terms of incentivising landlords...
heading: Rents