Rent Controls

Students and apprentices from across Scotland are due to rally outside the Scottish Parliament this week to call on the Scottish Government to amend the upcoming Housing Bill and fix loopholes and blind spots which they argue unfairly exclude student renters.

The Scottish Government’s decision to push ahead with rent controls in the private rental sector will reduce housing supply, increase demand and raise rents, according to law firm Holmes Mackillop. Last week housing minister Paul McLennan outlined proposals to introduce a rent cap linked to th

Private rent increases could be tied to inflation and apply to rent increases in between tenancies under fresh proposals from the Scottish Government.

The City of Edinburgh Council has become the first local authority to back a motion in support of rent controls since the introduction of the Scottish Government's new Housing Bill.

A comprehensive global overview of the empirical evidence on rent control policies has found that they produce significantly more negative consequences than benefits.