Labour Leader Ed Miliband's plans to make renting more affordable

The video discusses the challenges faced by renters like Richard Smyth, highlighting issues such as affordability and poor housing conditions. It introduces Ed Miliband's policy aimed at regulating the rental market by banning letting fees, ensuring three-year tenancies, and controlling rent increases. The video also covers the need for market regulation, with Kevin McCloud emphasizing security for both homeowners and renters. The policy has sparked controversy, with the Conservatives criticizing it as ineffective, while Labour's citation of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has been questioned.

What are some of the criticisms of Ed Miliband's rental policy?

What impact did previous attempts at rent control have in Britain according to the text?