rent controls
-
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.
Read More » -
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.
Read More » -
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.
Read More » -
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.
Read More » -
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.
Read More » -
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.
Read More » -
Latest property news
Reappointed housing minister ‘must kill off rent controls’
Propertymark says Welsh Housing Minister Julie James, who gets the job for a third time, must end any talk of limits on rent increases in Wales.
Read More » -
Latest property news
Councillor evicted by landlord after calling for renting reforms
Sarah Classick, who is a Bristol councillor, was served with an eviction notice three months after warning that tenants needed more security.
Read More » -
Latest property news
Property chiefs deliver key demands to NI’s re-started Executive
Propertymark's blueprint includes a new code of practice for letting agents and tax reforms following the recent restoration of power sharing in the country.
Read More » -
Latest property news
Letting agent slams ‘rushed through’ Scots rent controls
David Alexander says new rent arbitration scheme will only exacerbate existing problems.
Read More »
