The Welsh Government has committed to exploring rent controls as part of its Co-operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru. The introduction of rent controls would have a dramatic impact on the sector in Wales.
In the Co-operation Agreement signed by the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru a commitment was included to publish a White Paper which would explore how “fair rents” might be able to make the private rented sector affordable for local people on local incomes. No further details have been published at this stage, but this appears to set the ground for the introduction of some form of rent controls in Wales.
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