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Answer Overview

Response rates from 283k UK voters.

80%
Yes
20%
No
80%
Yes
19%
No
0%
Yes, housing is a basic right that should be affordable to anyone
0%
No, studies show that rent control does not lower rent
0%
Yes, but only in areas with housing shortages
0%
No, ban corporate and foreign investors from purchasing residential real estate instead
0%
No, incentivize the development of new housing instead
0%
No, rent controls have been shown to limit the supply of housing

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Other Popular Answers

Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.

 @9P58SF3answered…6mos6MO

No, but housing associations and landlords should be held more to account for the standard of their properties.

 @9NJN2GXanswered…7mos7MO

No - historically this has never worked and always causes the number of available properties to shrink

 @9N2HY2Tanswered…7mos7MO

No one should own more than 1 home therefore landlord should not exist except for social housing

 @9PBFMX8answered…6mos6MO

Bring back rent officers to inspect rental property and check the level of rent being charged is fair

 @9P7BYMLanswered…6mos6MO

We pay ridiculous rents for years demonstrating ability to pay and yet we are refused mortgages that would cost us a portion of our rent this is unacceptable and should be reviewed if a person has a history of good timely rent payments that should be proof of ability to maintain mortgage payments that are dramatically lower

 @9P6YBYJanswered…6mos6MO

No, because that causes distortion to the market. But the government should make housing more affordable by relaxing planning restrictions and building social housing

 @9P4S5J7answered…6mos6MO

No as they may raise interest rates and taxes so would reduce the amount of landlords and in turn reduce rentable properties

 @9P2Z4HWanswered…6mos6MO

With mortgages going up the landlords need to cover their costs as long as they’re not taking advantage