Private Rented Housing: Greater London
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to devolve powers to the Mayor of London to limit rent increases in the private rented sector.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook
The government has no plans to introduce rent controls in the private rented sector or to devolve powers to the Mayor of London to do so in the capital.
Rent inflation in England has been easing since the end of 2024. Average rents in England increased by 3.5% in the 12 months to April, down from a peak of 9.2% in November 2024. In England, annual rent inflation was lowest in London, at 2.0%.
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