Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will introduce a rent freeze in England.

As set out previously, including in the answer given Question UIN 157681 on 13 March 2023, the Government does not support a rent freeze in the private rented sector. Evidence from other administrations suggests rent controls in the private rented sector have unwelcome consequences, discouraging investment and leading to declining property standards. The Government notes the opposition of the housing minister in the Welsh Government to rent freezes and her statement that they would have “unintended consequences".