The Clear Consensus Against Rent Control
20 August 2024
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IEA research referenced in The Financial Times
Rent Control: Does it work?, new IEA research by Senior Researcher at the German Institute for Economic Research Dr Konstantin A. Kholodilin, has been referenced in The Financial Times.
Supporting the paper, IEA Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz was quoted:
“The finding that rent controls reduce the supply and quality of rental housing, reduce housing construction, reduce [residential] mobility…is as close to a consensus as economic research can realistically get,”
Read the full article here.
The paper was also featured in The Herald, The Daily Telegraph, Landlord Today, The Negotiator, The Daily Express, Scottish Housing News, Property 118, The Intermediary, Property Wire, and Daily Business.
Read a full copy of Rent Control: Does it work?.
Supporting the paper, IEA Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz was quoted:
“The finding that rent controls reduce the supply and quality of rental housing, reduce housing construction, reduce [residential] mobility…is as close to a consensus as economic research can realistically get,”
Read the full article here.
The paper was also featured in The Herald, The Daily Telegraph, Landlord Today, The Negotiator, The Daily Express, Scottish Housing News, Property 118, The Intermediary, Property Wire, and Daily Business.
Read a full copy of Rent Control: Does it work?.




