Private renting
Answer:
Rent needs to be indexed to affordability. Homelessness needs to be tackled. Rented housing both private and public should be energy efficient and at affordable levels. Legislation is being implemented to secure quality housing for new and existing buildings by 2040.
Full answer here: Private and rented housing plans for Scotland
Claim Scottish Government is spending £3bn to subsidise landlords is False
Author / Creator: The Ferret jpurnalists
Media type: Blog
Date published: 2022
A claim that the Scottish Government is subsidising private landlords is false.
Alienating, insecure and unaffordable: Living in Scotland’s private rented sector
Author / Creator: Ben Wray
Media type: Assessment report
Date published: October 2017
Young people are most affected by the growth of the private rental sector. It is insecure. They are more separated from the community than in social housing. The quality of the private rental sector housing is inferior in general.
Housing For A Better Nation
Author / Creator: Sarah Glynn
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: August 2014
Good housing needs more than good housing policy. Housing policy needs to be part of wider social changes towards a more equal, community-centred, environmentally sustainable society.