‘Landlords have nothing to fear’ from Scotland’s rent controls plan

'fair price for high quality'... and yes dear tenants, what accommodation actually remains will be charged for accordingly.
If you can't afford it, then please write to Mr Harvie to ask him what accommodation he can provide you with instead.

Setting aside the obvious arguments about rent controls, it’s actually the proposed eviction process delays which will likely force me out.

Granted property is illiquid, but I always used to reason that if I needed to sell the property I might have funds in my bank account within six months.

Now with the proposals I already know I need to give three months notice for intention to sell.

But the tenant could appeal this notice to the court. Could the tenant appeal, say, on the final week before the eviction date?

How long would it take for a hearing at the court - is three months reasonable, or perhaps six if they are busy?

What if the tenant mislays some important evidence - then the hearing is delayed, by another three months?

Then the tenant states that, for example, they are a single parent living in the property as it is within a catchment area. If they are forced to move the child will have to leave their school.

This is compounded by the fact that the tenant could not afford another similar property in the area.

The court agrees, then perhaps rules that the child should finish the current academic year, in turn giving the single parent time to make suitable arrangements.

If the court ruled at the start of the academic year, then perhaps it’s a 10 month delay?

Just in this hypothetical scenario I might not be able to market my property for potentially…18 months? Two years? Is there any maximum, minimum, what is a reasonable delay, what is an unreasonable delay?

The only certainty is that I have effectively lost control over an asset that I own in favour of the government. That is what I fear.

There is no fair priced, high quality. We all aspire to drive a Mercedes but unfortunately some can only afford a Vauxhall. That's not to say a Vauxhall isn't safe or fit for purpose, just quality comes with a price tag.

What Harvie, the Greens, Labour and even the Socialist pseudo-Tories want, is to pay for a Fiesta and receive a Rolls !

This malevolent attitude drives landlords away, increasing rents they espouse to limit !
Foot - Shoot.

Harvie...

1. define 'fair priced'?
2. define 'high quality'?

PS - those who want to 'price gouge' wont find tenants so easily if they are asking too much for that they are offering, so they will have to reduce the rent to levels people can afford if they want occupants. Ergo the market will self level. No government meddling required.

BBC’s Sunday Show.
Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie.
Scottish Government.

Not genuine sources of truth, ignore & read/listen elsewhere.

‘Landlords have nothing to fear’

-George Orwell 1984

To suggest house building should not be about maximising profits, but focus on social need is crackpot.

Companies have an obligation to shareholders, and how can a private builder sell houses cheaply?

Surely the obligation is on the council/government to provide social housing.

Or here's a thought, maybe a multi-million pound 'charity' could chip in and provide social housing.

Reply to the comment left by Martin Roberts at 03/04/2024 - 13:31
lol!

Housing 'charities' don't actually want to house anyone...that's apparently not their purpose at all. They only exist to whine about the people who do...