Kelly Ferns from Argyll & Bute Council for example said the register could include rent at a tenancy's start, any annual uplift, the size and type of property, details of any gardens, grounds, outbuildings, parking etc, the age of the building, its quality, and its energy efficiency.Meeting of the Parliament: LGHP/18/06/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
Scottish Land and Estates also recommended that the register could include information on Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and electrical safety certificates, and highlighted that rural properties may have additional information not relevant to urban properties.Meeting of the Parliament: LGHP/18/06/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website Similarly, the Landlords' Housing Panel recommended more effective use of the private landlord registration as an enforcement tool.landlordsrecommendations.pdf (parliament.scot)
There were a number of other suggestions for wider data collection, in order to build a robust picture of local circumstances;
Age Scotland said that it could be widened to include context such as Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation data, numbers of households receiving benefits, numbers of households in the private rented sector, average income, and average rent and mortgage costs in area.Meeting of the Parliament: LGHP/11/06/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
Derek McGowan from Edinburgh City Council suggested collecting average rent data at city level and in areas with more pressures, how often rent changed, and datasets such as bedroom size, starting rents, advertised and actual rents.Meeting of the Parliament: LGHP/18/06/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
Eilidh Keay from Living Rent suggested other information could include numbers of food bank...