The latest rent management method of the Scottish government may be the improvement of its predecessor, but Timothy Douglas (photographed) in charge of property and campaigns want further corrections before the law becomes the law. 。
Under the new housing (Scotland) bill, the increase in rent in the specified rent management area is 1 % of the consumer price index (CPI), and the maximum limit is 6 %. 
The law, which is heading for the final stage of the Scottish Congress, requires local authorities to review the rent level every five years, and the Scottish minister has authorized authority to impose rent management.
The increase in CPI -based ensures the clarity of the price setting, but there are no more concerns about the more broad impact on the Scottish private rental sector, and the property mark limits the increase in rent between tenants. He warns that old property that requires large -scale renovation can prevent very necessary investment.
Reducing possibilities
Douglas says. “The period between tenant contracts is the case where the landlord usually invests in the renovation and essential upgrades. If rent management limit the ability to collect costs, real estate standards will decrease and the availability of rental may be reduced. There is.
Douglas also emphasized that the Scottish private rental department has already signed a contract for taxing policies such as additional residential supplements (ADS), and has recently increased from 6 % to 8 %.
The survey also suggests that 14,000 rental housing continues to be “stuck” during development for past interventions, such as freezing rents in the life crisis.
Therefore, Propertymark has prompted the Scottish government as follows:
Remove rent management between residents and remove rental management to maintain investment incentives, and review tax policies in which private landowners are inadvertently affected pilot rent management before implementing domestic implementation. Guarantee that landowners and tenants fully understand the policy to evaluate the affordable price differences.
Douglas also pointed out that there is no legal timeline for ministers to report rent evaluation, which will lead to even more accuracy of landowners.
The emergency situation of a house is not solved by impairing rent management. “
We also have a wide range of concerns that restricting rental prices can reduce Scotland's appeal compared to other British and European markets. In addition, if the landlord lacks economic flexibility over future rent, improving energy efficiency may hinder.
According to the Scottish landowner association (SAL), more than half of the Scottish landlords are already considering deleting property from the market, and 79 % of the government and politicians have quoted. If they react to the law, the current lack of supply may worsen considerably.
John Blackwood, the highest executive officer of SAL, states: “Sustainable political hostility against Scotland's landowners has created an environment where many people are considering the size of the portfolio.
“The emergency situation of a house is not solved by limiting the rent or limiting the ability of the landlord to provide high -quality and flexible houses in other ways.”
