Polanski calls for three-year cap on rents
Polanski has called for a three-year cap on private rents while speaking at the Green conference. He said action was needed to address what he described as the “scandalous cost” of private rents, but the supplied report does not provide further details about the proposed cap, its scope or how it would be implemented.
Polanski called for a three-year cap on private rents while speaking at the Green conference, according to BBC Politics.
He said the proposal was needed to tackle what he described as the “scandalous cost of private rents.”
The supplied report does not specify the level of any proposed cap, which tenants or properties would be covered, or when the policy would take effect.
It also does not provide details of the proposed implementation process, the response from landlords or other political parties, or whether the call forms part of a wider package of housing measures.
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What evidence would be used to assess whether the cap improved housing affordability?
What alternatives would be considered if the proposed cap did not reduce the cost burden on private renters?
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