Question reference: S6W-15862
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 10 March 2023 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commission research into private rented sector landlord exits, using the methodology described by BuiltPlace in its February 2023 Market Commentary, dated 1 March 2023, of comparing sale and Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data by Unique Property Reference Number.
Answer
The Scottish Government has no plans to commission such research.
The BuiltPlace article itself refers to the methodology being “limited in multiple ways”.
The Scottish Government set out in response to question on 22 May 2022 how it monitors the size of the private rented sector using data from the Scottish Landlord Register.
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