Could rent controls improve affordability in England's private rental sector?

A UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose report claims carefully designed rent regulation could improve tenant affordability, cut government housing support costs by around £2 billion per year and still leave most landlords profitable. The report models that freezing rents from November 2022 would have saved the average renting household about £2,400 annually. Rent controls have returned to mainstream political debate but no legislative changes have been announced.