Tag: Scotland housing crisis

Landlord group calls for next Scottish government to tackle housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2026, 2 days ago | 1

A landlord organisation has urged the next Scottish government to introduce proportionate legislation that balances the needs of landlords and...

Temporary accommodation in Scotland has reached record levels. What changed?

Author: Mark Alexander

16th March 2026, 1 month ago | 1

Temporary accommodation in Scotland has reached record levels. What changed in the housing system and why councils are spending £100m+...

Scottish Conservatives warn SNP’s national housing agency will fail to fix Scottish housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2026, 3 months ago | 0

The Scottish government has announced a new national housing agency to tackle the housing crisis. More Homes Scotland agency will...

Push to unlock empty homes amid Scotland’s housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd December 2025, 4 months ago | 0

An organisation is calling for empty homes to be brought back into use to ease Scotland’s housing crisis. Figures published...

Scottish Conservatives call out SNP over flawed Scottish Housing Bill

Author: Meghan Gallacher MSP

14th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

There was a time in Scotland when owning your own home wasn’t a distant aspiration, it was an achievable goal....

Scottish government unveil housing action plan as Green party demand rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2025, 8 months ago | 0

The Scottish government has announced an action plan to end the housing emergency, including implementing Awaab’s Law by 2026 and...

Scottish housing crisis deepens as construction plummets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2025, 10 months ago | 1

Scotland’s housing sector has seen a major downturn, with an 11% reduction in all-sector housebuilding starts and a 4% drop...

SNP Housing Secretary slammed for not knowing social housing waiting list numbers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2025, 10 months ago | 0

The Scottish Housing Secretary was left looking clueless after admitting she didn’t know how many people are stuck on social...

Rent controls fuel Scotland’s housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th December 2024, 1 year ago | 1

The latest official private sector rent statistics have revealed that rent controls introduced in Scotland in 2022 have not eased...

Ending child poverty relies on solving Scotland’s housing crisis, warns charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Ending child poverty in Scotland can only happen by tackling the housing emergency, says Shelter Scotland. A report by Shelter...

Scotland’s new leader urged to tackle housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Propertymark is urging Scotland’s new First Minister, John Swinney, to prioritise ending the housing crisis after five Scottish councils declared...

Scotland’s housing crisis: ‘Anti-landlord legislation’ deters developers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Scotland’s housing sector is in crisis as developers are being deterred by what they term as ‘anti-landlord legislation’ and are...

Concerns over proposed rent controls in Scottish housing bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2024, 2 years ago | 8

The Scottish government has published its new housing bill which claims to prevent homelessness and strengthen tenants’ rights. Proposals in...

Scotland housing crisis laid bare as 22,000 homes disappear in a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Government policy and anti-landlord rhetoric are to blame for a 22,000 drop in rental homes across Scotland in one year,...

Scotland’s housing crisis deepens as chronic undersupply of homes is to blame

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Scotland’s housing emergency worsens as more than a quarter of households are in housing need. A report by Homes for...

Scottish government to finally end emergency rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The Scottish government has announced the end of the emergency rent cap. Introduced in 2022, the Cost of Living (Tenant...

Scottish government to unveil budget amidst housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2023, 2 years ago | 3

The Scottish government will unveil its draft budget today, with industry bodies calling for legislation to tackle the housing emergency...

Scottish housing minister denies rent cap is causing housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2023, 2 years ago | 37

The SNP’s housing minister has refuted claims that the government’s rent cap policy is exacerbating Scotland’s housing crisis. Paul McLennan...

Scottish government propose more rent controls in new proposals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2023, 3 years ago | 18

Landlords and tenants in Scotland are being urged to have their say in a consultation on a number of proposals...