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Rent freeze to be treated as emergency legislation

Legislation that would temporarily freeze rents and ban evictions in Scotland will be treated as an emergency Bill following a vote in Holyrood. The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill will be debated at stage one on Tuesday, with ...

04 Oct 2022 at 17:04

Scotland

Rent freeze strikes right balance between tenants and landlords – minister

Emergency legislation to freeze rents in Scotland “strikes the right balance” between protecting tenants and ensuring landlords can still offer properties for rent, a minister has said. Patrick Harvie, the Scottish Government’s tenants’ rights ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:37

Scotland

Rent freeze Bill passes first stage at Holyrood

Legislation that would temporarily freeze rents and ban evictions in Scotland has passed its first stage in the Scottish Parliament. MSPs backed the general principles of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill by 88 votes to ...

04 Oct 2022 at 18:59

Scotland

Emergency legislation on rent freeze to be debated

Emergency legislation which would freeze rents and ban evictions until April will be debated in Holyrood on Tuesday. The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill was announced as part of the Programme for Government last month in ...

04 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

MSPs approve Bill on temporary freeze on rent and evictions

Emergency cost-of-living legislation to protect tenants from rent increases and evictions has been passed by MSPs at Holyrood. The approved Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Bill will be the first bill passed by Holyrood to be given ...

06 Oct 2022 at 19:08

Scotland

Number of Scots living in temporary accommodation at record level

A record number of Scots are living in temporary accommodation after the number of households classed as homeless increased by 10% last year. Scottish Government figures showed almost 10,000 children were living in temporary ...

29 Aug 2023 at 11:21

Scotland

Scottish Government slammed over decrease in social housing stats

A charity has accused the Scottish Government of deliberately neglecting social housing after the number of local authority new builds completed dropped by 23% in a year. Shelter Scotland, a charity that campaigns for ...

12 Sept 2023 at 15:34

Scotland

More than 55,000 social tenants to benefit from fuel poverty fund

More than 55,000 people living in social housing will receive support from a government fuel poverty fund, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said. The Scottish Government’s Social Housing ...

14 Feb 2023 at 09:54

Scotland

Ministers told to ‘massively accelerate’ move away from oil and gas boilers

Scottish ministers have been told they need to “massively accelerate” the move to more environmentally friendly heating systems – as well as finding a “sensible” funding model to help households move away from ...

29 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Ministers urged to help social tenants amid ‘staggering’ need in costs crisis

Scots living in council and housing association homes are struggling as a result of the cost-of-living crisis and the “scale of need requires Government intervention”, a report has warned. The Scottish ...

29 Nov 2023 at 20:11

Scotland

Poll: 80% of Scots say country is likely facing ‘housing crisis’

Eight in 10 Scots say the country is likely facing a housing crisis, a poll suggests. The YouGov survey for the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) also found housing was the third most ...

08 Feb 2024 at 00:01

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 ...

06 Sept 2022 at 18:14

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