Zack Polanski to call for three-year cap on private rent rises
Summary
Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, plans to propose a three-year limit on private rent increases at the party’s conference. He wants the government to stop rents from rising more than the lowest of inflation, wage growth, or 2%, aiming to make housing more affordable for renters.Key Facts
- Polanski will speak at the Green Party conference in Brighton, focusing on housing as an issue of fairness between generations.
- He wants an "emergency brake" on rent rises for three years to protect renters from big price hikes.
- The proposal limits rent increases to the lowest of inflation, wage growth, or 2% annually.
- The Green Party membership has tripled since Polanski became leader just over a year ago.
- New UK law limits landlords to raising rent once a year to the property's market rate, and makes evictions harder.
- Average private rents in the UK rose by 3.5% to £1,377 per month in the year to January 2026.
- The Institute for Fiscal Studies warns rent controls could cause more demand than supply in rental housing.
- Labour Party has changed some policies, partly due to pressure from the Greens, including on electoral reform and refugee resettlement.
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