article_snippet.sent: We need to move away from thinking of homes primarily as financial assets and go back to thinking primarily as financial assets are safe places for people to live.
article_snippet.sent: the party would link a cap on annual rent increases to the consumer price index, as part of a package of measures to make the private rented sector fairer for tenants.
article_snippet.sent: the party is also calling for a Living Rent Commission to investigate ways to bring rent levels down.
article_snippet.sent: At the moment, the private rental market is structured in a way that benefits landlords over tenants, and treats homes as investment vehicles.
article_snippet.sent: As more people rent, rather than own, more people homes, it is vital that we correct this imbalance.
article_snippet.sent: Keeping rent rises in line with inflation will reduce poverty and allow tenants a better standard of living.
article_snippet.sent: We also need to look in to all options for cutting rent.
article_snippet.sent: That’s why we’re calling for a Living Rent Commission to tackle we housing crisis.