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SNP attempting to kill the PRS in Scotland?

by jpucng62

Have you read this on the main site?

https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/...eviction-laws/

It appears to me that the SNP have confused LLs in Scotland with people who have no choice! Were I a LL in Scotland I would...
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24-08-2021, 11:53 AM
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by DoricPixie

You can't evict tenants in Scotland using a Section 8 notice anyway. Section 8 notices are for England and Wales....
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04-09-2021, 01:17 AM
Reply to SNP attempting to kill the PRS in Scotland?

by boletus

It was an answer to a parliamentary question but if you want it from another source;

https://www.gov.scot/publications/ho...mary/pages/13/

There were 158,439 housing list applicants on local authority housing lists in 2019...
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03-09-2021, 08:07 AM
Reply to SNP attempting to kill the PRS in Scotland?

by baldelectrician

" The Scottish Conservatives have accused the SNP "

Note the story is based on a 'claim' from the Conservatives- the party that still allows council house sales, still lets dangerous cladding on high rise buildings (banned in Scotland in 2007) whilst the Scottish Government build 10...
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03-09-2021, 07:48 AM
Reply to SNP attempting to kill the PRS in Scotland?

by boletus

Even if you think everyone should live in a council house (shudders), killing off the private rental sector before you've built enough is a pretty dumb idea;

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politi...otland-3322899

'A continued failure' as 150,000 waiting for council houses in...
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03-09-2021, 06:28 AM
Reply to SNP attempting to kill the PRS in Scotland?

by boletus

They end when the tenant (mostly) or landlord ends it.

https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/hous...ured_tenancies

Which is when many landlords sell up rather than starting another agreement on the compulsory new terms....
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03-09-2021, 06:19 AM
Reply to SNP attempting to kill the PRS in Scotland?

by baldelectrician

The Scottish Government have built about 80,000 council and housing association houses 2016 since 2016.

My son lives in a 2 bed council flat and his rent is £82 a week, the flat is decent and they do the repairs quickly (often the same day)

To put this in to perspective the...
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03-09-2021, 01:25 AM
Reply to SNP attempting to kill the PRS in Scotland?

by baldelectrician

The short assured tenancies roll on to monthly tenancies (and will be by now as any created will have been done on or before June 2015)
The no fault eviction rule inside them will remain in place as was

"Landlords sell up when the existing tenancies end." - they do not end...
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03-09-2021, 01:02 AM
Reply to SNP attempting to kill the PRS in Scotland?

by boletus

Edinburgh & Glasgow about 1/2 Million population each. Around 300 properties each available to rent.

Leeds & Manchester about 1/2 Million population each. Around 1000 properties each available to rent.
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01-09-2021, 21:46 PM
Reply to SNP attempting to kill the PRS in Scotland?

by boletus

https://www.midlothian.gov.uk/info/1...vate_landlords

Landlords sell up when the existing tenancies end....
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01-09-2021, 21:10 PM

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