Meeting of the Parliament: LGHP/11/06/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
Ellie Gomersall from the NUS agreed that any exemptions would need a tight mechanism in place where landlords must prove to the Tribunal that an increase in rent is justified.Meeting of the Parliament: LGHP/11/06/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
Alternative views about how exemptions should work were made by Anna Gardiner from Scottish Land and Estates who said "Anything that is a material change to a property needs to be exempt and the property treated as new to market.”iiiMeeting of the Parliament: LGHP/18/06/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website Age Scotland's written submission made a related point, that there is an opportunity to use rent controls flexibly in order to incentivise landlords to make improvements to properties:
When setting the limit on increases within a rent control area, it should be explicit that local authorities can set ‘flexible caps’ that consider quality and disrepair, including the energy efficiency of a property...