Tag: rent controls
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...
Scottish Labour pushes for stricter tenant protections
Scottish Labour will improve tenants’ rights by protecting them from unaffordable rent increases and unscrupulous landlords.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
