Tag: rent controls
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Housing: The Key Battleground in the Upcoming Election
As we edge closer to the next general election, housing has become a pivotal issue in the political arena – beyond our usual...
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Scottish Labour pushes for stricter tenant protections
Scottish Labour will improve tenants’ rights by protecting them from unaffordable rent increases and unscrupulous landlords.
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Scottish government faces rent control backlash
The Scottish government’s own economic agency has warned that rent controls will only make the housing crisis worse.
South of Scotland...
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Labour review calls for National Landlords Register, rent...
A report commissioned by Labour has called for a major overhaul of the private rented sector (PRS), including the creation of a National...
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Rent controls in Wales opposed by letting agents
Propertymark members in Wales have made their disapproval of rent controls clear after the Welsh government published a summary of...
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Scottish landlords exit as housing crisis deepens
Scottish landlords are throwing in the towel and leaving the sector due to the impact of rent controls – and the prospect of permanent...
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Welsh Conservative warns: “Nightmare legislation” driving...
A wave of “nightmare legislation” is driving many good landlords out of the rental sector in Wales, warns Welsh Conservative MS...