One of the politicians backing a tax surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy to lets has been put...
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![Rent freeze already damaging key rental investment - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/stressedwoman_cost-of-living_400x310.png)
The Times says some Build to Rent investment has been paused as a result of the rent freeze imposed by the...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Prominent Truss-backer speaks out against rent controls](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
A prominent supporter of new Prime Minister Liz Truss has spoken out against rent controls. Veteran Conservative MP Sir John Redwood, who...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Activists demand rent freeze and eviction ban in England next](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Protest-400x310.jpg)
Activist renters want Liz Truss to follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a rent freeze and eviction ban. The emergency measures - announced...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agent lashes out at “cheap political points” by rent freeze fanatics](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Rent_Freeze2-400x310.png)
A prominent lettings agency chief executive has lashed out at the “cheap political points” being scored by politicians in Scotland who...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban and emergency rent freeze from today in Scotland](/upload/images/Back-link-images/Man%20with%20a%20speaker.jpg)
An emergency rent freeze in the private and public sectors has been announced this afternoon in Scotland. It will last until...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property maintenance Covid regulations tightened in Scotland](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s been a small change to the Coronavirus regulations as they apply to the maintenance and upkeep of properties in Scotland. First...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban extended in Scotland - will England do the same?](/img/default/lat.png)
The ban on private rental evictions in Scotland has been formally extended by two months, with a high expectation that a...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban set to be extended in Scotland - will rest of UK follow?](/img/default/lat.png)
The ban on evictions in the private rented sector looks almost certain to be extended until March next year in Scotland...