Green leader Zack Polanski is set to call for a three-year cap on rises in private rents in a speech to his party’s conference.
Polanski is expected to present housing as a central issue of generational fairness, linking the cost of renting to wider differences between generations. His proposal would seek to limit increases in private rents over a three-year period.
The available details do not set out the proposed level of the cap, how it would be enforced or when it would take effect. They also do not specify whether the plan would apply to all private tenancies or under particular conditions.
The speech is expected to outline the policy as part of the Greens’ approach to housing. Further details may become clear when Polanski addresses the party conference.
