{"id":140339,"date":"2023-11-16T23:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/it-actually-feels-like-my-place-scotlands-rent-cap-helps-tenants-but-loopholes-remain\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T23:06:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:06:20","slug":"it-actually-feels-like-my-place-scotlands-rent-cap-helps-tenants-but-loopholes-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/it-actually-feels-like-my-place-scotlands-rent-cap-helps-tenants-but-loopholes-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It actually feels like my place\u2019: Scotland\u2019s rent cap helps tenants but loopholes remain"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nEmergency measures have given peace of mind to some but campaigners want stronger protections in full legislationFor 27-year-old Olly Brown, the impact of Scotland\u2019s rent cap on his bank balance is indivisible from the effect on his peace of mind. \u201cIt\u2019s the longest I\u2019ve lived in the same place for the whole of my adult life,\u201d says the market researcher, who rents a one-bedroom flat near Haymarket in Edinburgh.\u201cI never thought that a rental property could feel like a home,\u201d he says, \u201cbut now I have plants and I\u2019ve been able to decorate a bit. It actually feels like my place.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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