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Rents: Increases

Asked by Dan CardenLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 13 March 2026UIN 117866

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of linking rent increases to changes in the level of Consumer Prices Index or wages.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 78220 on 20 October 2025.

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