{"id":139170,"date":"2023-09-14T11:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T04:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/loophole-in-scotlands-rent-controls-sees-new-tenants-facing-largest-rises-in-uk\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T11:18:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T04:18:48","slug":"loophole-in-scotlands-rent-controls-sees-new-tenants-facing-largest-rises-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/loophole-in-scotlands-rent-controls-sees-new-tenants-facing-largest-rises-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Loophole in Scotland\u2019s rent controls sees new tenants facing largest rises in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nRent cap limited to 3%, but landlords can go higher when drawing up new tenancy agreementA loophole in Scotland\u2019s temporary rent controls has seen private landlords raise rents for new tenancies more than anywhere else in the UK, data reveals.In an effort to tackle the housing crisis, the Scottish government this spring introduced a temporary rent cap limiting annual rises to 3% in most cases. But it allowed landlords to go higher if they were drawing up a new tenancy agreement. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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