Red tape and a hostile attitude towards landlords from government is fuelling Scotland’s housing crisis, experts warn. John Blackwood, chief executive of...
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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...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
According to a poll of 1,476 renters by SpareRoom the ongoing housing crisis (85%) tops the list of key priorities to...
06 April 2024
From: Rental Reform
Scotland’s new Housing Bill - introducing a laborious eviction process and rent caps across the country - will ‘compound the mistakes’...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A charity representing older people has taken up almost all of the key demands of activist group Generation Rent. Independent Age says...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Rental growth continued to cool in February, says the latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons. Last month, the average rent on...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A property industry commentator has set out what he calls a plan of action to rejuvenate the buy to let sector. Jonathan...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on migrating away from the emergency rent controls introduced in September 2022 and extended...
20 January 2024
From: The Big Issues
Labour’s shadow housing secretary and deputy leader Angela Rayner says her party will scrap Section 21 on its first day in...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A controversial consultation document about rent controls is proposing that Build To Rent operators be exempt from the caps which may...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...
28 September 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
From: Breaking News
The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...
26 August 2023
From: Agent Advice
The Scottish Government looks set to extend its rent cap for yet another six months - despite widespread opposition from the...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
TV property expert Phil Spencer has called for a radical simplification of the rules surrounding landlord licensing, fees and other regulations. In...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build to Rent homes in Scotland, according to...
22 April 2023
From: The Big Issues
Rental demand in Scotland remains high according to the first quarterly report by DJ Alexander Ltd and Stonehouse - the two...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A PropTech entrepreneur is advising landlords worried about red tape to use letting agents. Neil Cobbold, managing director of rental payment service...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government - which is already implementing a rent cap and eviction ban for the private sector - is now...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged that the long awaited Rental Reform Bill will be introduced into the Commons in two...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Politicians in the Scottish Parliament have backed a controversial cap which means rent rises for private tenants mid-tenancy cannot exceed 3.0...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Another council says it wants to implement private sector rent controls - although it has no power to do so. Belfast council...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A nine-page legal document outlining landlords’ arguments has effectively stopped a controversial housing minister and campaigning organisations giving evidence to a...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Ruling politicians in Scotland have agreed that from April private rents can rise by 3.0 per cent in a 12 month period...
20 January 2023
From: Breaking News
There are early signs that the controversial private rental sector rent freeze in Scotland could be made permanent. The freeze, along with...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...
17 December 2022
From: The Big Issues
Changes to capital gains tax announced in Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement will see the average landlord pay as much as...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The country’s main student body is calling on the government to implement a cap on student rents. The National Union of Students...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
New figures from the Hamptons lettings agency show that rental growth is softening - although the overall rate remains high. The agency...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
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
From: Breaking News
The mini-Budget was always billed as a tax-cutting, growth-generating affair - and so it proved - but Labour has criticised it...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed credit for many of the measures contained in the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners is now nearing its 50,000...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A petition urging rent caps for private tenants and hefty tax rises for second home owners has got 42,000 backers -...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
An economist at a right-leaning think tank says Berlin - often regarded as a model for state-regulated private renting - has...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A warning has been issued that a bid to curb private rental sector rents in Scotland could well backfire with more...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A financial planner is advising landlords on how to minimise their current Capital Gains Tax liability ahead of possible change. Chancellor Rishi...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The recent decision to abolish The Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill demonstrates the difficulty of introducing lettings regulation amid ongoing uncertainty, while...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News
London has long been home to the highest rental deposits, but what other regions in England are seeing tenants pay above...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Labour’s plan to introduce a rent cap has been slammed by ARLA Propertymark. Labour has proposed capping rents and with Labour’s conference...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
A new survey has revealed three in four Scots back rent caps north of the border to help curb increasing housing...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing rent controls...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News
The number of rental homes on the market in Scotland dropped in the first quarter of the year, while demand from...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Richard Leonard, the Scottish Labour leadership candidate backed by supporters of Jeremy Corbyn, has called for ‘stringent’ rent controls to be...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News
The Queen’s Speech was unsurprisingly dominated by Brexit, with a host of proposed new laws designed to prepare the UK for...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Andy Burnham, former Labour leadership candidate and now the party's candidate for Greater Manchester Mayor, has put forward a number of...
19 August 2016
From: Breaking News
The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...
09 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Housing charity Shelter has said that capping rents could make life harder for tenants and force landlords out of the market. Earlier...
07 July 2015
From: Breaking News
Three in ten (32%) ARLA letting agents reported that rents increased in April, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents...
29 May 2015
From: Breaking News
Property industry figures opposed to Labour plans to impose three year tenancies and rent caps should lobby candidates in a bid...