Who can access rent controls - and who could be next

Who can access rent controls - and who could be next

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for rent controls to be introduced in London, alongside a crackdown on private housing, as part of his local election campaign.Polanski, who is looking to make gains in London boroughs for the Greens at next month’s elections, also said at least 50 per cent of new homes in the capital will be social – properties that are owned and managed by councils or housing associations. Currently only the Governme…