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Determining the adjudicated rent for a property based on the lower of open market rent or an alternative measure could continue to take account of the differences between local markets, whilst also protect individual tenants from rent increases which would be unreasonable in the context of their locality.
This Bill, despite the further amendments made to it, continues to be at odds with the Scottish Government’s view that those who have suffered during the Troubles are able to obtain justice and that those who committed offences during that time are appropriately held to account/punished. The Scottish Government strongly urges the UK Government to listen to ...
The following issues are key when considering changes to a service model: accountability, a customer focus, a competitive environment, value for money, innovation and investment, collaboration, and flexibility.
We are particularly concerned about the admission from UK Government within the introductory text to the dashboard that it “is not intended to provide a comprehensive account of REUL that sits with the competence of the devolved administrations but may contain individual pieces of REUL which do sit in devolved areas .”
The suggestion that these measures may be introduced in Scotland ignores the different legal systems, and, at present, fails to take account that they may prove unworkable in Scotland.
The Social Housing Charter requires landlords to take account of what current and prospective tenants are likely to be able to afford and the Scottish Housing Regulator monitors rent levels and rent affordability.