Dossier
private sector rents
Coverage of private sector rents in the Nexus archive.
- Senior UK ministers deride Rachel Reeves’s reported plan of year-long rent freeze
Senior UK ministers, including Housing Secretary Steve Reed and Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook, have criticized Rachel Reeves's reported proposal for a year-long private sector rent freeze, which has since been ruled out by No 10. The plan, revealed by The Guardian, faces strong opposition from government figures.
- No 10 dismisses Reeves’s reported plan for freeze on private rents
Downing Street dismissed a proposed freeze on private sector rents, despite Rachel Reeves leaving the door open to the idea. The plan was suggested by the chancellor as a solution to rising housing costs amid the Iran war, but No 10 emphasized a focus on cutting bills, supporting renters, and lowering energy prices instead.