Rent Freeze

• 住房大臣與住房部長成為最新批評該構思的人士，唐寧街 10 號（No 10）隨後地排除了此方案。 • 在《衛報》（Guardian）披露 Rachel Reeves 正考慮凍結私營部門租金一年後，不到 48 小時，資深部長們便對此想法表示不屑。 • 住房大臣 Steve Reed 與住房大臣 Matthew Pennycook 成為最新批評此舉的政府領袖，而該計劃隨後已被 No 10 否決。繼續閱讀...

Downing Street 表示，目前的重點仍將維持在降低帳單金額、支持租房者以及降低能源價格。在 Guardian 揭露財政大臣 Rachel Reeves 正考慮將凍結租金作為降低生活成本的選項後，Downing Street 否認了凍結私營部門租金的可能性，儘管 Rachel Reeves 對此並不排除可能性。一名 No 10 發言人在週二表示，凍結私營部門租金「並非我們將採取的做法」，此前有消息來源向 Guardian 透露，在伊朗戰爭導致住房成本飆升後，這是 Reeves 處理該問題的首選方案。閱讀更多...

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 – latest updatesShares in some of the UK’s biggest buy-to-let lenders such as Paragon and One Savings Bank have fallen after it emerged that the chancellor may make private landlords commit to a one-year rent freeze.In an effort to protect households from rising living costs as a result of the Iran war, Rachel Reeves is considering whether to ban landlords in England from increasing rents for a limited period of time, the Guardian revealed on Monday night. Continue reading...

Exclusive: 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’ 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...