Question follow-through · 6492
Private Rented Housing: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to devolve powers to the Mayor of London to limit rent increases in the private rented sector.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 3 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to devolve powers to the Mayor of London to limit rent increases in the private rented sector.
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jun 2026
Answer published
The government has no plans to introduce rent controls in the private rented sector or to devolve powers to the Mayor of London to do so in the capital. Rent inflation in England has been easing since the end of 2024. Average rents in England increased by...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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