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Introduce a cap for annual rent increases

Submitted by Charlotte Cook on Friday 28th January 2022

Published on Thursday 3rd February 2022

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 3rd August 2022

Signatures: 120

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energy price ~ energy prices ~ Ensure ~ Houses ~ Housing ~ inflation ~ Living costs ~ Price ~ Ratings ~ RISE ~ Sending ~ Wages

Petition Action

Introduce a cap for annual rent increases

Petition Details

The Government should introduce legislation to ensure that private rent cannot be increased beyond a certain rate, so huge increases cannot be levied on tenants. The rate of this cap should be subject to a public consultation.

Additional Information

I received a 25% price increase on my rent. This means my outgoings on housing are vastly increasing. This is alongside significant increases in energy prices, that make it almost impossible to live on wages that do not rise in line with inflation.

Many letting agents have been sending out letters to tenants to advise them on how to shoulder the burden of increased living costs. This would not be necessary if increases in private rent were capped.


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