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Emergency Rent Freeze: What to expect?

David Alexander, the chief executive officer of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd, which is the largest lettings and estate agency in Scotland and part of the Lomond Group, said that: “The proposed announcement by the First minister of a rent freeze for tenants in the private rented sector tells you all you need to know about the Scottish Governments’ commitment to consultation and fairness. With the burden of the cost of the freeze being placed upon landlords the First Minister seeks to gain cheap political points whilst not addressing the fundamental failings of her own governments’ housing policy.”

“No government would tell supermarkets, pubs, or clothing manufacturers to freeze the cost of their goods, but it seems that Nicola Sturgeon and her colleagues believe the private rented sector is fair game. One parliamentary source is quoted in the media as saying if the cost of a freeze was met by landlords the policy would cost the Government nothing.”

David continued: “The result of this policy will be a shrinking of the private rented sector at a time when demand is at its highest. This has come at a time when local councils are seeking help from the private rented sector in housing the homeless as they have no capacity within social housing.”

“This policy underlines how inadequate the response of the Scottish government has been to delivering homes for the people of Scotland. There are currently 132,000 people on the social housing waiting list. There are only 1,000 more social housing homes available now compared with when the SNP came to power. Between 1979-1990 there were 63,795 new social housing dwellings completed. In the 12-year period from 2009-2020 there were 56,823 new social housing dwellings completed. This means that 12.3% more houses (6,972) were built for the social sector in Scotland by the Thatcher government compared to the current SNP administration.”

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