The Scottish Greens warn that the country's housing crisis will worsen without effective rent control measures. They criticize the SNP's Housing Bill for potentially allowing perpetual rent increases and limiting local authorities' ability to intervene.
Scotland 's housing emergency will get worse without rent controls , the Greens have warned. First Minister John Swinney has promised to bring in protection for tenants when his Government introduces its Housing Bill this year. But the Greens have said that the SNP 's current plans would enshrine perpetual rent increases into law, and undermine local authorities’ ability to protect tenants by preventing them from bringing rents down.
Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman said: “If real rent control measures are not put in place, I am worried that we will see the housing emergency getting even worse, with tenants forced out of their homes. There must be justice for renters who face insecure tenancies due to soaring costs and are being forced to shoulder the financial burden so their landlords can profit. “The government's current proposals for this bill would enshrine perpetual rent increases into law, and undermine local authorities’ ability to protect tenants by preventing them from bringing rents down. “Homes should be for living in, not for profiteering. They are not luxurious, nice to have extras in life. They are necessary, vital spaces. Everyone has the right to have access to a warm, safe, secure, affordable place to call home whether they own or rent the property. “When this Housing Bill was introduced it promised protection for tenants, redefining housing as a human right. It gave hope to many struggling while relying on the private rented sector for a place to call home here in Scotland. Any attempts to water down the Bill will undermine all of this. This must be the year that we begin to repair our broken housing system. Scotland must commit to making lives and homes fairer and better for everyone.” The Scottish Government declared a housing emergency last year. This followed several councils already doing so. The country is also facing a homelessness crisi
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