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Zack Polanski Fights for Survival at Greens Conference
The Green leader will argue the cap would give renters breathing room as average UK private rents rose 3.5% to £1,377, the ONS said.
- On Friday, Green Party leader Zack Polanski addressed the party's conference in Brighton, calling for a three-year "emergency brake" on private rent increases to shield tenants from sudden hikes.
- According to the Office for National Statistics, average UK private rents increased 3.7% in the 12 months to July 2026, while annual wage growth excluding bonuses stood at 3.5%.
- Polanski proposed limiting annual rent hikes to the lowest of Consumer Prices Index inflation, wage growth, or 2%, alongside a "fair rents guarantee" to keep housing affordable after the brake expires.
- The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned rent controls could trigger "unintended consequences" including demand exceeding supply, though Green MP Carla Denyer argued the policy would provide a "much-needed reset."
- This proposal comes as the Green Party navigates questions over its national polling and relationship with Prime Minister Andy Burnham's Labour government, which recently enacted the Renters' Rights Act.
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Greens to Announce Plan for ‘Emergency Brake’ on Rent Hikes
Green party leader Zack Polanski will set out plans for a three-year emergency brake on rent hikes to give renters “breathing space”. The move would limit rises to whichever is lowest between Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation, wage growth or 2% – echoing existing metrics for pensions, which currently increase by the highest of either […]
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Zack Polanski calls for three-year cap on rent price increases in Green party conference speech – UK politics live
The Green party is holding its largest-ever conference, while its leader runs as a candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection Zack Polanski also insisted his authority as leader of the Green party of England and Wales does not depend on winning next week’s Holborn and St Pancras byelection, amid suggestions that the party’s…
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