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There is a danger that that, together with some other measures, might result in landlords leaving or investors moving away from the sector. Many other countries that have rent controls have different arrangements for the period between tenancies.
As Marc Strathie said, the issue is about increasing complexity. Our members would say that, in many cases, the lack of new regulation is probably a good thing in general.
The processes that support the FMPs, such as strategic environmental assessments and the many impact assessments that need to be produced, are also really robust, and there are quite a lot of them.
Folk think that, once a case has been reported, it goes to court, but many more inquiries come from the procurator fiscal, who directs us and says, “I need you to do this, that and the next thing.”
I ask members to be succinct in their questioning, and ministers in their responding, in order to allow as many members as possible to have an opportunity to ask questions.