Zack Polanski calls for three-year cap on rent price increases in Green party conference speech - UK politics live
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has proposed a three-year cap on private rent increases to address housing affordability in the UK. The proposal suggests limiting rent hikes to the lower of CPI, wage growth, or 2%.
Why it matters
The proposal represents a significant shift in housing policy discourse, aiming to protect tenants from rising living costs amidst a competitive political landscape.
That’s all from me, Tom Ambrose, and the UK live politics blog for today. Thanks for following along.
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Zack Polanski claimed Green party electoral victories push Labour towards a more progressive governing agenda, as he called for controls to hold down the costs of rent across the country. In his speech to the Green conference in Brighton, Polanski claimed his party made a difference to Labour’s political outlook.
Polanski used his address to set out a new Green policy to control rises in private sector rents, modelled on the pensions triple lock. He called for a “a three-year emergency brake on private rents”, adding: “No rent rises above CPI, wage growth or 2% – whichever is lower. No sudden hikes. No evictions under the guise of rent rises. No more uncertainty, no more fear.”
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