The Scottish government’s failure to plan for the end of temporary rent controls has led to rents rising faster than in most other parts of the UK.
The Scottish government has published new evidence that confirms the country’s private rented sector is getting smaller.
Red tape and hostility from Holyrood has caused some landlords to defer investments or take properties off the rental market.
Ousted tenants right minister Patrick Harvie has urged the SNP’s new leader John Swinney to honour the government’s Bute House pledge to deliver rent controls and stronger tenant rights.
The Scottish government wants landlords’ views on its new Housing Bill, which focuses on rent control and tenants’ rights.
The Scottish coalition Government has finally revealed its plans for the private rented sector including permanent rent controls, new rights to keep pets, decorate rented homes and stronger protection against eviction.
The Scottish government has promised that proposals to deliver on its New Deal for Tenants are imminent.
