Rent Controls

As the Scottish Parliament prepares to begin its Stage 3 debate of the Housing (Scotland) Bill today, the rent control elements of the proposed legislation have been attracting the most attention.

Ahead of next week's Stage 3 debate on the Housing Bill at Holyrood, Scottish Association of Landlords chief executive, John Blackwood, takes a deep dive into rent controls and the 'tenants vs landlords' narrative. As the Housing (Scotland) Bill approaches its final stage in the Scottish Parliament,

Cabinet secretary for housing Màiri McAllan has set out the Scottish Government's Housing Emergency Action Plan, which includes measures to end children living in unsuitable accommodation, support vulnerable groups, and a multi-year investment of £4.9 billion in new affordable homes. An

The Scottish Government needs to resist calls from landlords to introduce exemptions to the housing bill and commit to strong and robust rent controls that protect tenants, tenants' and trade unions have said. Tenants’ union Living Rent, along with the Scottish Trade Union Congress, Unite, GMB

Aitken Turnbull Architects managing director Alasdair Rankin shares his concerns regarding rent caps in Scotland and their impact on housing stock. We’ve all become much more accustomed to the idea of special measures being implemented. We hear it in news reports about under performing schools

Every private residential property in Ireland is to be subject to rent controls after the Cabinet approved the extension of current Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) across the country.

As the Scottish Parliament moves to expand rent control legislation to include Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), an industry voice has raised serious concerns about the potential impact on investment and development in cities like Edinburgh. Earlier this month, the Parliament’s Local

The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee has voted to force the Scottish Government to include student tenancies in its planned rent control legislation.

The Scottish Government’s announcement of a consultation on rent cap exemptions highlights just how confused their current policy is, according to property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The lettings and estate agency said that the idea that the consultation on exempting certain properties would clari

A consultation has been published on the potential for certain exemptions from rent controls or increases above the rent cap.

Amendments to the Housing (Scotland) Bill that set out how rents will be capped in rent control areas have been lodged by the Scottish Government.

Lettings and estate agency DJ Alexander has said rent levels in Scotland are best left to the market to determine, arguing that rent controls have inadvertently fuelled rent increases. The firm said that the latest statistics on rent levels in the private rented sector (PRS) show that rents have bee

The Scottish Government has struck a balance on rent controls but the policy has yet to be tested, property agent membership body Propertymark has told MSPs. The Housing (Scotland) Bill was introduced on 26 March 2024 and will require local authorities to study rent levels in their jurisdictions at

Matthew Aitchison, valuations & advisory partner at Knight Frank Scotland, discusses the implications of the proposed changes to Scotland's rent controls for the PRS market. Few policy changes in the property sector have received more attention than the rent controls and eviction ban originally

Legislation to strengthen tenants’ rights and prevent homelessness has passed Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament.