Tenants to have rent capped under plans lodged by SNP Government

The proposals were outlined at Holyrood amid opposition by owners of properties.

SNP Ministers are pushing ahead with legislation to cap rents in spite of a backlash by landlords. The Government has backed plans for rent controls which would see bills increase by no more than 6%.

This system would apply in areas that were given the go-ahead for rent controls. The cap would apply to rent increases during the term of a tenancy and in between tenancies. Green MSP Maggie Chapman said the plan had been watered down: “This is a shameful betrayal of tenants. It will impose above inflation rent hikes on households all over Scotland. Stabilising rents at unaffordable levels is no use to anyone, apart from profiteering landlords.

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