Rent Controls

EDM number 621 in 2014-15, proposed by Diane Abbott on 11/12/2014.
Categorised under the topic of Private rented housing.

That this House notes the spiralling cost of living in every place in Britain where there is a thriving jobs market, driven by the cost of land and housing; recognises that this has reached a crisis point for many renters; and calls for the Government to give local authorities and the Mayor of London powers to implement rent controls wherever they, accountable to local residents, feel it is the best solution to this crisis.

This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs.