Labour shadow housing secretary John Healey has defended his party from accusations that its plans to increase regulation of private landlords will kill the burgeoning build-to-rent industry.

Labour today announced plans to force landlords to undergo a once-yearly “MOT” of their properties to check they meet basic standards, and has already pledged to bring in rent controls linking rent rises to the rate of inflation. The promises were contained in a press release from the Labour Party which pledged to put “bad landlords out of business”.

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