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The architect of the controversial rent control policies in Scotland has left the government. It is not known what long-term implication this...

A campaign by a UK government to help landlords retrofit their properties with energy efficient amenities has had almost zero impact,...

The Green Party wants private tenants to be able to force landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes. The scheme -...

A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...

The Scottish National Party councillor for Oban North and Lorn - which includes the village of Plockton, made famous by the...

Over a third of private landlords would sell properties if rent controls were introduced in their area, according to a trade...

The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...

The long running experiment with rent controls and an eviction ban north of the border may yet continue for years to...

An angry reader has contacted Landlord Today with a letter from housing minister Rachel Maclean - which the recipient has branded...

The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months - despite widespread opposition from the...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

A campaign group claims that current MPs in the House of Commons make as much as £2m a year. 38 Degrees, which...

Research from Propertymark highlights a growing concern for the private rental sector in Scotland. As the Scottish National Party lurches from crisis...

Councils are to be given powers to enact huge tax increases on second homes and empty properties, the Scottish Government proposes. New...

The Scottish Government - which is already implementing a rent cap and eviction ban for the private sector - is now...

Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...

The Scottish Government, despite being in the middle of electing a new First Minister, is pressing ahead with legislation for long-term...

Two Members of the Scottish Parliament have broken rank with their own party to query the motivation behind a new property...

There are early signs that the controversial private rental sector rent freeze in Scotland could be made permanent. The freeze, along with...

Landlords are not “contributing anything useful to society” a politician has claimed. Over the Christmas and New year break Ross Greer, a...

Scottish Labour Party leader Anas Sarwar has called for the Scottish Government to implement an emergency rent freeze. The freeze, which Sarwar...

The housing chief of the Scottish Government says that all homes in that country - irrespective of tenure - must hit...

The government has repeated its demand that landlords pass on energy rebates to tenants. A written parliamentary question on this issue was...

Politicians in a city with one of the UK’s most frenzied short lets markets are pledging to return Airbnb style units...

Trade unions in Scotland are demanding that local council candidates sign a pledge to support “urgent” rent controls in that country. The...

A prominent Welsh politician says rent controls should be introduced across that country to “make landlordism less financially attractive.” The Welsh nationalist...

An MP is calling on the authorities to investigate how 15 so-called ‘super landlords’ allegedly dominate the rental market in one...

A newspaper is suggesting that proposals for rent controls could be scuppered because of the relatively large proportion of elected politicians...

Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...

The new coalition of the Scottish National Party and the Greens in Scotland has pledged to introduce rent controls - and...

The Green Party says the fact that some landlords increased rents during the Coronavirus pandemic shows the need for rent controls. The...

Rent controls, possibly ensuring that rents do not exceed 25 per cent of household income, are poised to be introduced into...

A website has lifted the lid on how many MPs in the current parliament are landlords. Open Democracy - which describes itself...

Both Labour and the Scottish National Party have spoken out over online platforms carrying advertisements from landlords seeking sexual favours in...

Scotland is to introduce rent controls and ban “no fault” evictions in a shake-up of the country’s private rented sector. First Minister...