Rent control in Scotland is based upon the statutory codes relating to private sector residential tenancies. Although not strictly within the private sector, tenancies granted by

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, etc., are dealt with as far as is appropriate in this context. Controlling prices, along with security of tenure and oversight by an independent regulator or the courts, is a part of

rent regulation Rent regulation is a system of laws for the rental market of dwellings, with controversial effects on affordability of housing and tenancies. Generally, a system of rent regulation involves: *Price controls, limits on the rent that a landlord ...

. Regarding

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legislation, when the legislation deals solely with the law applicable to private sector residential tenancies, the act usually covers, ''mutatis mutantis'', both Scotland and

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; but when the legislation also covers other matters, it is more customary for separate parallel acts to be promoted. Examples of the first category are all the pre-1939 war Acts and the Rent Act 1957, Rent Act 1965, and Rent Act 1974; and of the second, the

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, in Scotland this is the Tenant's Rights Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980; and the

Housing Act 1988 The Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) is an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It governs the law between landlords and tenants. The act introduced the concepts of assured tenancy and assured shorthold tenancy. It also facilitated the transfer of ...

, in Scotland this is the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988. In September 2022, the Sturgeon government capped rent rises to 3% and enacted an eviction moratorium in response to the cost-of-living crisis. In February 2024, Living Rent sent an

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arguing that the removal of protections would have "disastrous consequences" and that renters had been "pushed to the edge". The measures ended on 31 March 2024.

References

* * * * * {{Tribunals of the Scottish Government Scots property law Housing in Scotland Affordable housing

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

Regulation in the United Kingdom

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