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Private Rented Housing: Rents

Asked by Dan CardenLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 13 March 2026UIN 117860

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of whether new housing supply alone can reduce rents in areas where private rent inflation exceeds wage growth.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 41989 on 4 April 2025.

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