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rent control

regulation by law of the rent a landlord can charge for domestic accommodation and of his right to evict tenants.

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The laws may assist lower-income renters initially, they say, but experience shows that rent controls only worsen problems in the long run.

Oregon Is First to Enact Statewide Rent Control Protections

YES I appreciate that many economists say rent control forces rent down, which can lead to landlords reducing the of rental property.

Should London follow Berlin and introduce rent freezing? DEBATE

Phoenix Spree emphasised the NAV discount was "in line" with its German-listed peers and reflects market concerns about unspecified reports that the Berlin state government may announce new rent controls in August.

Phoenix Spree Deutschland Calms Nerves Over New Berlin Rent Controls

Rent controls are promoted as a means of controlling landlords, but they also control prospective tenants' demands for amenities and features.

How Economists Understate the Damage from Rent Controls: These policies may lower rental payments, but they hurt the quality of rental housing

She said rent controls were used across the world to prevent rents from rising too quickly.

Rathbone calls for return of rent controls

RENT CONTROL IS A HIGHLY CONTENTIOUS ISSUE IN THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT WORLD.

Rent Control Legislation in 2018

You only have to look at the vibrant cities of Europe, where most housing is rented, to see that rent controls are good for the economy and the environment.

Rent controls good for the economy; Get in touch - tell us what you think Email: letters@birminghammail.co.uk Twitter: @birminghammail Facebook: facebook.com/birminghammail Post: Birmingham Mail, Floor 6, Fort Dunlop, Fort Parkway, B24 9FF

YES Neil Livingstone managing director, Douglas Dickson Property Management Rent controls do not work.

The burning question; Q: Will the Scottish Government's proposals to introduce rent controls damage the property market?

The Association believes the decades-old policy to exempt new rental housing from local rent controls has been essential to the economic development of northern New Jersey in partciular.

NJAA hails Christie veto of multi-family tax rollback

The state referendum to ban rent controls narrowly passed, by a 51-to-49 percent margin.

The End of Rent Control in Cambridge

"Since rent controls were imposed in Winnipeg in the early seventies," Owens comments, "there hasn't been one new unit of multiple-housing built with private money.

Control freaks: economists argue that Alberta's modest measures to stem rising rents won't work, and may make matters worse

There are few issues in housing, and public policy in general, that generate more vitriolic debate than rent controls. Because rental housing accounts for more than a third of most tenants' income, rent controls are a very sensitive issue for the renting public.