Angela Rayner rules out rent controls in England
Landlord groups say they may exacerbate the housing crisis by putting owners off renting out property. It was when I made the target, but I'm going to keep the target, and I'm not going to be defeated," she said.During Burnham's bid to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister, he promised to deliver the biggest programme of council house building in decades. He has also long talked about implementing reforms to property taxes, including stamp duty and council tax - though he has not specified what exactly he would change while in government.Related topicsAngela RaynerAndy BurnhamRenting
- ▪Landlord groups say they may exacerbate the housing crisis by putting owners off renting out property.
- ▪It was when I made the target, but I'm going to keep the target, and I'm not going to be defeated," she said.During Burnham's bid to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister, he promised to deliver the biggest programme
- ▪He has also long talked about implementing reforms to property taxes, including stamp duty and council tax - though he has not specified what exactly he would change while in government.Related topicsAngela RaynerAndy BurnhamRenting
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Angela Rayner rules out rent controls in EnglandImage source, Getty ImagesByJames GregoryPolitical reporterPublished24 July 2026, 09:22 BSTUpdated 8 minutes agoHousing Secretary Angela Rayner has said Prime Minister Andy Burnham is not looking at bringing in rent controls in England.She told BBC Breakfast that changes made through the Renters' Rights Act, which came into effect in May, were "already having a significant impact on the market".She added that controls which had been implemented in some areas of the UK over the past few years had not "necessarily brought rents down".In 2023 when he was the mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham called for freezes to private sector rents until the cost of living crisis was over.But Rayner told the BBC on Friday: "I don't think that rent freezes,…
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