Confirmed: social rent cap will not apply to shared owners
Hunt’s Autumn Statement announcement does not apply to people living in shared ownership homes. Shared owners could be in line for rent rises of up to 14.1 per cent, campaigners warned, with rents set using retail price index (RPI) inflation rate plus an increase of up to 2 per cent. The RPI figure for September sat at 12.1 per cent.
https://www.bigissue.com/news/housing/autumn-statement-social-housing-rent-rise-cap/