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Scottish Government looks to accelerate laws to freeze rents and halt evictions

The Scottish Government will introduce emergency legislation at Holyrood next week to freeze rents and ban evictions and the Bill is likely to be passed in just three days. The Scottish Parliament’s business bulletin shows a motion will be voted on ...

30 Sept 2022 at 14:49

Derry News

Relations frosty as war of words over rent cut heats up between People Before Profit and SDLP

A row over rent cuts has broken out between People Before Profit (PBP) and the SDLP. Cllr Shaun Harkin of PBP and SDLP Foyle MLA, Mark H Durkan, have had a heated exchange of words following the controversy surrounding a rent cut and freeze motion ...

07 Mar 2022 at 17:33

Scotland

Labour MSP calls on ministers to introduce Scotland-wide rent freeze

The Scottish Government has “no excuses” for not bringing in a rent freeze for all tenants living in both private and socially rented accommodation, a Labour MSP has insisted. Mercedes Villalba is demanding action from ministers as households ...

02 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Rent cap legislation ‘discriminates’ against private landlords, court told

Private sector landlords are being “discriminated” against as a result of an “unlawful” Scottish Government cap on their rent increases, Scotland’s highest civil court has heard. Landlords across Scotland have mounted a legal challenge ...

04 May 2023 at 15:58

Scotland

Rent gap emerging as average monthly cost soars to £1,081, say estate agents

A significant rent gap is emerging between those already in tenancies and those seeking new accommodation despite a Scottish Government cap on rises, a report has shown. The latest quarterly report from leading estate agents Citylets ...

18 Aug 2023 at 16:33

Scotland

Temporary rent controls proposed as cap ends

The Scottish Government has proposed temporary rent controls as a cap and eviction moratorium is due to end. Emergency legislation passed in 2022 to limit the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on renters will expire in April after ...

24 Jan 2024 at 12:40

Scotland

Scottish Government’s rent freeze not unlawful, judge rules

The Scottish Government’s rent freeze was not unlawful, a senior judge has ruled following an appeal by private sector landlords. Landlords across Scotland launched the judicial review in the Court of Session after lawyers acting ...

02 Nov 2023 at 17:36

Scotland

Landlords will have to ‘pay for Government to look good’ with rent freeze

A rent freeze for all tenants in Scotland is a “headline-grabbing statement” that will see landlords forced to “pay for the Government to look good”, the boss of a letting agency has claimed. Brian Gilmour, of independent ...

07 Sept 2022 at 11:04

Rent freeze becomes law in Scotland

Emergency legislation protecting tenants from rent increases and evictions during the cost-of-living crisis has become law in Scotland. It is understood to be the first Holyrood legislation to be given royal assent by ...

28 Oct 2022 at 11:40

Property sector voices fears about impact of Sturgeon’s rent freeze

Plans to bring in a freeze on rents in Scotland could lead to a fall in the number of properties available in the sector, Holyrood ministers have been warned. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon promised emergency ...

06 Sept 2022 at 18:14

Scotland

Sturgeon: We have ‘moral duty’ to take action on rent prices

Scotland’s First Minister has said her government will seek to respond to concerns from landlords over emergency legislation on rent – but she added there is a “moral duty” to help those struggling with ...

07 Sept 2022 at 14:03

Holyrood committee backs extension of eviction ban and rent freeze

Scotland

Rent freeze and eviction ban extended

A Holyrood committee has backed the extension of Scotland’s eviction ban and rent freeze put in place to tackle the cost-of-living crisis. Members of the Local Government, Housing and Planning ...

28 Feb 2023 at 13:29

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