Tag: rent controls
Scotland’s rent control amendment for student accom...
An amendment in the Scottish Housing Bill to allow rent controls for purpose-built student accommodation will have a “chilling effect”...
Lack of investor confidence due to rent controls hurting ...
Rent controls are to blame for the plummet in build-to-rent construction (BtR), claims industry body.
According to an analysis by the...
Scottish Greens push for rent controls despite evidence t...
The Scottish Greens claim that 82% of people in Scotland support rent controls, as they try to prevent the removal of the temporary...
Is the PRS pendulum swinging too far against landlords?
The biggest problem facing landlords is that the PRS is like a pendulum, swinging slowly from one policy extreme to the other, and...
Union bosses push for council homes priority despite earn...
One of Britain’s largest trade unions is demanding that its members receive priority for social housing, despite earning £70,000...
NHS workers struggle as private rents become unaffordable...
Shelter claims NHS workers are being priced out of the private rented sector.
According to the housing charity, in almost half (45%)...
Plans to extend Awaab’s law to Scotland’s PRS
As Awaab’s Law is set to be introduced in the social housing sector in Scotland, there are plans to extend it to the private rented...
