Rents
Commons · Question 112046 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Coleman
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason his Department calculates the maximum fair rent for regulated tenancies using the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rather than the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 24 Feb 2026
Regulated tenancies under the Rent Act 1977 are entitled to a ‘fair rent’ which is determined and registered by rent officers. The Rent Act (Maximum Fair Rent) Order 1999 limits increases in registered fair rents to the change in the Retail Price Index pl...