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Manchester City Council is pushing for bold new rent control powers, aiming to empower the Greater Manchester mayor to cap private rental prices as soaring rents—now averaging over $1,300 a month—push tenants to the brink. Backed by research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and IPPR North, the proposal seeks to pilot a national rent control model, letting local leaders tailor solutions to their communities’ unique affordability crises. With regional devolution on the rise, this could be the moment to give renters the stability they desperately need.

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