Question reference: S6O-01411
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 21 September 2022
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Current status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 29 September 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to legislate to freeze housing rents.
Answer
We plan to introduce legislation next week to provide for a rent freeze and moratorium on evictions. We intend to provide a freeze on rents across the social and private sectors until 31 March 2023, provided it remains necessary and proportionate to do so.
Rents will initially be capped at 0% until 31 March.
While the primary purpose of our emergency proposals is to protect tenants during this cost crisis, safeguards will be built in to ensure that the circumstances of landlords are appropriately reflected.