Rent controls are a potential bombshell in Labour’s manifesto that could have unintended consequences, according to one property expert.
Scottish Labour have promised that their new MPs will push for rent controls, despite the national party coming out against them.
The SNP has published its manifesto in the run-up to next month’s general election – but renters and landlords barely get a look in.
Scotland’s new housing minister Paul McLennan has surprised landlords by controversially claiming that the country’s private rented sector supports rent controls.
More than half of private renters (55%) reckon a new government should introduce rent controls.
Plaid Cymru has come out in favour of rent controls in the PRS as part of its housing strategy in the party’s manifesto.
Green MPs will push for rent controls and tenants’ right to demand energy efficiency improvements if they win more seats in the election.
The Welsh Government should reinforce existing legislation, remove barriers to building more adequate homes and improve how it collects data instead of bringing rent controls into the housing debate, according to Propertymark.
A Labour-commissioned review of the private rented sector has called for a new renters’ charter to strengthen tenants’ rights and a mandatory National Landlords Register to help enforce compliance.
