16 JULY 1927, Page 2
Last week the Minister of Health announced in the "House
of Commons that the _ Rent Restrictions Acts would be included in the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill. That is to say, they will remain in force in their present form. Though the London County Council had recommended amendments and most people desired to see some, the Government apparently finds no time available for passing an amending Act. The Acts must remain as they are or expire in, tote. Yet it is a matter of great importance throughout the country, urban and rural.