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09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...
07 September 2023
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The long running experiment with rent controls and an eviction ban north of the border may yet continue for years to...
18 August 2023
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The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months - despite widespread opposition from the...
02 June 2023
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The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...
25 May 2023
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An immediate private sector rent freeze and eviction ban for the duration of the cost of living crisis is the key...
06 April 2023
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The Green Party’s co-leader Carla Denyer has branded the government’s Right To Buy scheme as a “slum landlord’s charter”. Denyer made the...
30 March 2023
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Bristol councillors who are landlords have been told they cannot speak in a debate on rent controls. Earlier this week we explained...
12 January 2023
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Landlords are not “contributing anything useful to society” a politician has claimed. Over the Christmas and New year break Ross Greer, a...
03 January 2023
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Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...
29 November 2022
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A combination of Labour, the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists have pushed through a rent freeze proposal. The Cost of Living...
07 October 2022
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Scottish Labour Party leader Anas Sarwar has called for the Scottish Government to implement an emergency rent freeze. The freeze, which Sarwar...
30 August 2022
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Surprise, surprise - 88 per cent of tenants quizzed in a major survey are happy with their homes. Only 12 per cent...
26 August 2022
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The housing chief of the Scottish Government says that all homes in that country - irrespective of tenure - must hit...
15 August 2022
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Labour is the latest political party to call for rent controls following similar pleas from the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists. Paul...
04 January 2022
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The new coalition of the Scottish National Party and the Greens in Scotland has pledged to introduce rent controls - and...
23 November 2021
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Activists in the Acorn pro-tenant movement have sharply criticised the Green Party which runs Brighton council for allegedly failing to prosecute...
19 November 2021
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The Green Party says the fact that some landlords increased rents during the Coronavirus pandemic shows the need for rent controls. The...
18 November 2021
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Belfast council has unanimously passed a motion calling for the Northern Ireland Executive to introduce a rent control scheme for the...
16 November 2021
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A Green Party councillor is demanding that tenants be allowed to write the local authority’s policy for the private rental sector. According...
04 December 2020
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Labour politicians, union leaders and Shelter are amongst those writing to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon demanding an eviction ban. The protest...
01 December 2020
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With the weather taking a turn for the worse in recent days, buy-to-let landlords who own properties with gardens would do...
29 September 2020
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A number of buy-to-let landlords have switched to short-term lets in recent years, as a consequence of skewed policy that favours...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Kicking off 2017, we’ve predicted stabilisation in the property market with sustainable growth and high demand. Whether you’re looking to take...