Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has said Prime Minister Andy Burnham is not looking at bringing in rent controls in England. But Rayner told the BBC on Friday: "I don't think that rent freezes, rent controls, is a way forward at the moment. Temporary rent controls were introduced in Scotland in October 2022 but expired last year. Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said he wants to see rent controls brought in for all rented property in England. The term rent controls describes a range of measures a government can implement - from capping price increases to freezing them for a period of time.