Reeves weighs one-year freeze on private rents in England, Guardian reports

The Treasury is weighing a temporary one-year freeze on private rents in England, The Guardian reports, as Rachel Reeves considers cost-of-living measures linked to the Iran conflict. New-build properties could be exempt to protect supply. For sellers in the buy-to-let segment, this raises the prospect of accelerated disposals on top of the Renters Rights changes taking effect on 1 May; for buyers, near-term rent caps could ease entry costs but tighten future rental supply. Treasury has called the reports speculation.