# Create a national Fair Rents Guarantee

> “And in the long term, we’ll put in place a national Fair Rents Guarantee – to keep rents affordable for everyone, for ever.”
>
> — Zack Polanski, Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Green Party of England and Wales; Leader's speech, Green Party autumn conference 2026, 2 October 2026

- **Status:** Promised
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Housing & environment](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/housing-and-environment)
- **Speaker:** [Zack Polanski](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/zack-polanski), Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
- **Party:** [Green Party of England and Wales](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/green-party)
- **Made on:** 2 October 2026
- **Where:** Leader's speech, Green Party autumn conference 2026
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Private renters, and their landlords
- **When:** "In the long term"; no date given
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/10/02/zack-polanskis-speech-to-conference-in-full/ (checked word for word at its source on 20 October 2026; Quoted for reporting; rights stay with the publisher)
- **Last updated:** 20 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-green-fair-rents-guarantee-2026

## Where it stands

The Green Party is not in government, so the card stays at Promised. In the same speech he called on the government to put a three-year emergency brake on private rents, with no rise above CPI, wage growth or 2%, whichever is lower; the party's release says the brake would give the government time to develop the Fair Rents Guarantee. Neither says how the guarantee would set rents or by when. In a speech on 18 March 2026 he said a Green government would bring in rent controls.

## Timeline

- 2 October 2026, Promised: Zack Polanski pledges a national Fair Rents Guarantee in his conference speech

## About the cost

No cost was given in the cited sources.

## Sources

- [Green Party: Zack Polanski's speech to conference in full (2 Oct 2026)](https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/10/02/zack-polanskis-speech-to-conference-in-full/)
- [Green Party: Greens announce plan for three-year emergency brake on private rents (2 Oct 2026)](https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/10/02/greens-announce-plan-for-three-year-emergency-brake-on-private-rents-to-give-renters-breathing-space/)
- [Green Party: Zack Polanski lays out plans to back the "caring majority" in major speech (18 Mar 2026)](https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/03/18/zack-polanski-lays-out-plans-to-back-the-caring-majority-in-major-speech/)

## Checks

- Checked automatically by AI Journalist, not yet verified by an editor.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 20 October 2026.

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