Housing: Rent Levels — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:45 pm on 16 July 2013.

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Photo of Baroness Maddock Baroness Maddock Liberal Democrat 2:45, 16 July 2013

My Lords, my noble friend indicated that one of the problems with high rents in the private sector is lack of supply. Did he see something interesting in the newspaper this week: that in many towns with a high student population the students occupy houses that could be lived in by families if we were to build more proper student accommodation there? Will the Government see if there is any mileage in that?