Tag: Scottish Conservatives

Scottish Conservatives pledge to scrap rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2026, 2 months ago | 0

The Scottish Conservatives have pledged to reverse rent controls and build 80,000 affordable homes to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency. The...

Scottish Conservatives slam SNP’s ‘virtue-signalling’ policy for homelessness surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2026, 2 months ago | 0

The Scottish Conservatives have accused the SNP of ‘worsening the housing emergency’, following a controversial rule change that has seen...

Scottish Conservatives accuse SNP of worsening housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2026, 2 months ago | 1

As the Scottish government launches a consultation on accelerating housebuilding in Scotland, the Scottish Conservatives have accused the SNP of...

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...

Scottish housebuilding plummets to record lows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2025, 4 months ago | 3

The Scottish Conservatives claim the SNP’s housing strategy has failed, as new figures reveal a sharp decline in housebuilding. Data...

Scottish Conservatives condemn government over homelessness failures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th December 2025, 4 months ago | 0

The Scottish Conservatives claim the Scottish government has failed to get a grip on Scotland’s homelessness crisis. The Scottish government...

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 Housing Bill gains Royal Assent but critics warn of damage to PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2025, 5 months ago | 1

The Scottish Conservatives have labelled the Scottish Housing Bill a “disaster for the private rented sector” as it gains Royal...

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...

Scotland’s rent control amendment for student accommodation faces backlash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2025, 11 months ago | 3

An amendment in the Scottish Housing Bill to allow rent controls for purpose-built student accommodation will have a “chilling effect”...

Scottish Conservatives slam SNP over cladding delays

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Scottish Conservatives blast the SNP for failing to remove dangerous cladding from buildings in Scotland. The SNP recently announced...

Scottish Conservatives blame SNP for housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th June 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The Scottish Conservatives claim the SNP have caused a housing emergency in Scotland. The party’s manifesto says the rent cap...