15th May 2026
Put the brakes on rent rises, says left wing think tank
Runaway rents should have an “emergency brake” imposed on them, a left wing think tank demands. The New Economics Foundation (NEF) claims every region of England has seen private rent increases of between 6% and 9% each year. Its report says lowest income renters are spending just under half their income (48.5%) on rent, and warns that without further action, affordability will...
