Welcoming the passing of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill, SNP MSP Kevin Stewart said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Private Housing (Tenancies) Bill will provide for a transformative change in the private rented sector \u2013 providing security for Scotland\u2019s 700,000 tenants.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Bill creates a modern tenancy, ends no fault evictions and limits rent increases to once every 12 months.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis legislation addresses the problem of excessive rent rises by giving councils the ability to apply to introduce rent controls in designated rent pressure areas. This is the first time any such control has been introduced in Scotland and is an ambitious plan to ensure protection for tenants from excessive rent rises.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Bill also introduces a new system of redress for landlords and tenants through the new First-tier Housing and Property Tribunal. \u00a0Housing Minister Margaret Burgess announced this afternoon that there will be no fees for tenants or landlords taking their case to the Tribunal if the SNP are re-elected for an historic third term.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want the private rented sector to be attractive to all who live, work and invest in it with provision of good quality homes and high management standards. This Bill is part of our overall housing strategy which seeks to ensure everyone can access a warm affordable home and has seen us exceed our commitment to build 30,000 affordable homes in this term of the parliament.\u201d Welcoming the passing of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill, SNP MSP Kevin Stewart said: \u201cThe Private Housing (Tenancies) Bill will provide for a transformative change in the private rented sector \u2013 providing security for Scotland\u2019s 700,000 tenants. \u201cThe Bill creates a modern tenancy, ends no fault evictions and limits rent increases to once every 12 months. \u201cThis legislation addresses the problem of excessive rent rises by giving councils the ability to apply to introduce rent controls in designated rent pressure areas. This is the first time any such control has been introduced in Scotland and is an ambitious plan to ensure protection for tenantsRead More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-margaretfw","post-1300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1301,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300\/revisions\/1301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scotsindependent.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMore comments can be read here\u00a0http:\/\/news.scotland.gov.uk\/News\/Private-Tenancies-Bill-passed-2414.aspx<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"