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  I would support most of this - although at the end of the day, rents will inevitably rise to give the landlord the same yield, at least the tenants won't have the lump sum to pay out just when they have all the other costs of moving to pay. At the same time we have to remember that most private landlords are not rich, have mortgages on their property, and are in the rental business to build up a pension fund. Years ago the government outlawed the principle of 'key money' but the clever agents have managed to get round it with the credit reference fees and administration fees. I would oppose rent controls. Price controls always cause a shortage of the commodity being controlled. We need supply and demand to be kept in balance and the only mechanism to achieve that is changes in price.

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