righttobuy on Birmingham Dailyhttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/righttobuy/Recent content in righttobuy on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 02 Jul 2026 06:21:22 +0000Andy Burnham Considers Emergency Rent Controls and Major Housing Reform as Labour’s Next Leaderhttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/andy-burnham-considers-emergency-rent-controls-and-major-housing-reform-as-labours-next-leader/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:21:22 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/andy-burnham-considers-emergency-rent-controls-and-major-housing-reform-as-labours-next-leader/Andy Burnham, the newly elected MP for Makerfield and the leading candidate to become the next Labour Prime Minister, is considering sweeping changes to the housing sector to tackle the rising cost of living. Following Sir Keir Starmer’s recent resignation, Burnham faces mounting pressure to adopt bold economic policies—chief among them, introducing emergency rent controls and substantially increasing social housing supply. A spokesperson for Burnham confirmed his commitment to providing families “the breathing space they need by tackling rising costs.