{"id":171746,"date":"2026-05-11T17:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/thinktank-calls-for-double-lock-england-private-rent-cap-to-ease-living-costs\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:09:58","slug":"thinktank-calls-for-double-lock-england-private-rent-cap-to-ease-living-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/thinktank-calls-for-double-lock-england-private-rent-cap-to-ease-living-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinktank calls for \u2018double lock\u2019 England private rent cap to ease living costs"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nInfluential IPPR proposes capping rents at whichever is lower of consumer price inflation or wage growthUK politics live \u2013 latest updatesOne of the thinktanks closest to the Labour government is urging ministers to introduce private sector rent controls in England, as the chancellor weighs up how to ease a surge in living costs caused by the Iran war.The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has published a paper calling for a rent \u201cdouble lock\u201d, which would link rent increases to either wages or inflation, depending on which was lower. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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