Rent cap proposal puts landlords and tenants on opposite sides

Private renters may be offered a limit on rent rises: Green leader Zack Polanski is due to set out a three-year cap proposal at his party’s conference on Friday, October 2.

• The proposed “emergency brake” would limit increases to the lowest of CPI inflation, wage growth or 2%.
• The Greens are presenting housing costs as an issue of generational fairness. For renters, the potential prize is more predictable increases—not a guaranteed fall in...