Landlords welcome new Housing Secretary

21 Jul 2026 12:06 PM

Following the arrival of Andy Burnham MP as Prime Minister, the NRLA has issued its response to the news that Angela Rayner MP has been re-appointed to the role of Housing Secretary in the new Cabinet.

The NRLA looks forward to engaging with the new Secretary of State on the key issues impacting private landlords across the rental market.

Responding to the return of Angela Rayner MP as Housing Secretary, Ben Beadle, Chief Executive of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has said:

“We welcome Angela Rayner back as Housing Secretary. Boosting housing supply will be one of the Government’s most pressing issues, and we stand ready to work constructively with ministers on this agenda.

“With the private rented sector facing significant further changes, it is vital that reforms are practical and fair for both tenants and responsible landlords.

“We urge the Housing Secretary to focus on improving enforcement to root out the minority of rogue and criminal landlords undermining the reputation of the responsible majority. In parallel, ministers must also repair the broken justice system to ensure the Renters’ Rights Act can be implemented effectively.

“Underpinning all of this is a need to rule out any form of rent control. As Angela Rayner herself and the cross-party Housing Select Committee have all warned, rent controls would undermine the supply of the homes to rent so many tenants urgently need.”

Notes:

• When she was previously Housing Secretary, Angela Rayner MP noted that: “Rent controls restrict housing supply, which does not help anyone."
• The re-appointed Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook MP, told the House of Commons in April that: “There is sufficient international evidence from countries such as Sweden and Germany, and from individual cities such as San Francisco, as well as the recent Scottish experience, to attest to the potential detrimental impacts of rent controls on tenants.”
• In its recent report on conditions in the private rented sector the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee concluded that it was “not currently convinced that stricter measures to stabilise rents would be a proportionate step” due to the “potential consequences this could have on the supply of affordable properties."
• Further information about the NRLA can be found at www.nrla.org.uk.  It posts on X @NRLAssociation.
• The NRLA’s press office can be contacted by emailing press@nrla.org.uk or by calling 0300 131 6363.