{"id":171638,"date":"2026-04-28T01:02:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rachel-reeves-considering-rent-freeze-to-limit-iran-war-fallout\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T03:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:22:44","slug":"rachel-reeves-considering-rent-freeze-to-limit-iran-war-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rachel-reeves-considering-rent-freeze-to-limit-iran-war-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nExclusive: Sources say chancellor is examining exceptional measures to protect household budgetsRachel Reeves is considering imposing a one-year rent freeze on private sector homes amid growing alarm in government about the impact of the Iran war on voters\u2019 budgets.Landlords in England would be banned from raising rents for a limited period of time under the proposals, which are being debated within government as part of a major cost of living package to be launched in the coming weeks. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2026\/apr\/27\/rachel-reeves-considering-rent-freeze-to-limit-iran-war-fallout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war fallout<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Exclusive: Sources say chancellor is examining exceptional measures to protect household budgetsRachel Reeves is considering&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-IEm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":171646,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/shares-in-buy-to-let-mortgage-lenders-fall-after-report-reeves-plans-rent-freeze\/","url_meta":{"origin":171638,"position":0},"title":"Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze","date":"April 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock ExchangeRachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war falloutBusiness live \u2013 latest updatesShares in some of the UK\u2019s biggest buy-to-let lenders such as Paragon and One Savings Bank have fallen\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":171650,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/no-10-dismisses-reevess-reported-plan-for-freeze-on-private-rents\/","url_meta":{"origin":171638,"position":1},"title":"No 10 dismisses Reeves\u2019s reported plan for freeze on private rents","date":"April 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Downing Street says focus will remain on cutting bills, backing renters and lowering energy pricesDowning Street has dismissed the idea of a freeze on private sector rents even as Rachel Reeves left the door open to such a move, after the Guardian revealed the chancellor has been considering it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":163588,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/no-10-refuses-to-say-it-has-seen-evidence-to-show-reeves-did-not-break-ministerial-code\/","url_meta":{"origin":171638,"position":2},"title":"No 10 refuses to say it has seen evidence to show Reeves did not break ministerial code","date":"October 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Pressure mounts on chancellor over \u2018inadvertent\u2019 mistake in letting London home, despite PM saying apology sufficientUK politics live \u2013 latest updatesDowning Street has refused to say whether Keir Starmer\u2019s adviser on ministerial conduct has seen any evidence to support Rachel Reeves\u2019s claim she made an \u201cinadvertent\u201d mistake in failing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":146745,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/social-housing-rents-to-rise-as-part-of-uk-push-to-build-affordable-homes\/","url_meta":{"origin":171638,"position":3},"title":"Social housing rents to rise as part of UK push to build affordable homes","date":"August 21, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Rachel Reeves works on plan for 10-year formula to give councils and housing associations certaintySocial housing rents will rise by more than inflation over the next decade as part of UK government plans to boost affordable housebuilding and shore up the finances of struggling landlords.The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":159567,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/wednesday-briefing-is-rachel-reeves-about-to-overhaul-the-dreaded-council-tax\/","url_meta":{"origin":171638,"position":4},"title":"Wednesday briefing: Is Rachel Reeves about to overhaul the dreaded council tax?","date":"August 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r In today\u2019s newsletter: \u200bThe local tax remains based on property values from 1991. 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