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Rent controls to be introduced as Housing Bill passes
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STV News
Rent controls are set to be introduced in Scotland after the Government’s housing reform legislation passed at Holyrood.
The Housing (Scotland) Bill will allow councils to implement rent control zones in their areas, which would cap cost increases at inflation plus one percentage point, up to a maximum of 6%.
“We want to build houses, we want to end homelessness, we want rent controls that work not just in theory but in practice without harming supply.
PA Media Meghan Gallacher described rent controls as ‘reckless’.
“However, over the last few months, the government has capitulated to the demands of landlords and has gutted the housing bill of key progressive mechanisms.”She urged MSPs to enforce emergency protections until the rent controls are put into action, believed to be in 2027.