Government action to control rents isn't unprecedented. Menzies did it in the second world and subsequent state measures kept rents in check for decades. Now extreme circumstances justify it again.
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Housing laws in England can still leave tenants without proper protection, but the latest reforms offer hope for the future.
Noisy tourists are putting a strain on Berlin's rental market.
While New York clings firmly to its system of rent control, London's housing market has changed too much to re-introduce them.
Why putting a price ceiling on rent is not the answer to a city's housing problems.
Sure, a chunk of Stuyvesant Town's units will remain affordable for 20 years. But what happens after that?
Miliband's plans to stop landlords hiking up rents won't fix the housing supply problem.
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Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Director, Real Estate Economics and Investment Research Group, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer in Economics, University of Essex
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Lecturer of Urban Studies, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer, Social Policy and Housing, University of Stirling
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Research Fellow, Edge Hill University
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PhD Candidate, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
