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"textContent": "Reports of plans in Downing Street for a rent freeze came as a shock after a housing minister said Labour opposes the policy. Felix Armstrong explores why rent controls stoke so much controversy, from New York to Sweden. Rumours that Rachel Reeves is considering slapping a freeze on private rents shocked the property market on [...]",
"title": "Reeves rent freeze: How did Chancellor turn to a Mamdani-style policy controversy?"
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