Rent rises in the private sector will be capped until September this year.
Patrick Harvie, tenants' rights minister, said emergency measures to protect tenants, which were in place until March 31, will be extended.It means rent rises from private landlords will be limited to 3% although they can apply for an exemption for rises of up to 6% to cover certain costs.Both the rent rise cap and eviction ban will be extended from April 1 to September 30.
In the social rented sector, the current rent freeze is being replaced with agreements from landlords to keep any rent increase for 2023-24 well below inflation.Glasgow's budget gap only 'slightly' better as teacher cuts explored He said: “Our emergency legislation has helped protect tenants facing the cost-of-living crisis. With many households still struggling with bills, it is clear that these protections are still needed to give tenants greater confidence about their housing costs and the security of a stable home.
“While the primary purpose of the legislation is to support tenants, I recognise that costs have been rising for landlords too. That’s why we intend to allow those in the private sector to increase rents by up to 3%, with a continued safeguard allowing them to apply for larger increases to cover specified rising costs they might be seeing as landlords.”
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