rent controls
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Regulation & Law
Battle looms in Scotland over rent controls as Labour and SNP disagree
Although Scottish Labour is in favour of rent controls it is not supporting the Scottish Government’s new Housing Bill, which will see existing rules extended.
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Regulation & Law
‘Bring in rent controls and a third of us will sell up’ warn landlords
NRLA says rent controls in England or Wales would be final straw for many landlords and make a 'chronic' PRS housing market worse, not better for tenants.
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Regulation & Law
New Welsh leader urged to oppose rent controls
Propertymark issued a statement calling on new Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan to drop a rent freeze or cap as a measure to tackle the the cost of living crisis.
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Regulation & Law
Petition persuades south coast council to consider rent controls
Councillors in Brighton & Hove are to discuss rent control measures after a Living Rent Campaign presented a petition with 1,800 names.
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Regulation & Law
‘Most landlords back rent controls of some kind’ reveals agency poll
Leaders Romans Group's Allison Thompson, says latest poll of landlords finds them surprisingly accepting of rent controls, which a Labour government is likely to consider.
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Regulation & Law
Letting agent warns Minister rent controls risk reducing investment
David Alexander has told Scots minister Paul McLennan that unless his Government's rent control plans are changed, investment cash will go elsewhere.
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Rental market
SNP flip-flops as it abandons blanket rent cap within manifesto
First Minister John Swinney unveiled the party's manifesto yesterday without a commitment to introduce national rent controls.
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Rental market
Labour distances itself from own report that recommends capping rents
Report due to be published today will recommend a string of measures to offer tenants facing soaring rents a lifeline including rent caps and rents to only be increased once a year.
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Rental market
Greens promise to ‘tame’ the PRS with rent controls
Green Party Co-Leader Carla Denyer said local councils should have the power to set limits on rent increases.
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Latest property news
Landlords reject new rent control laws in Scotland
John Blackwood of the Scottish Association of Landlords warns that a new housing bill will force investors out of the sector.
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