So either they are selling up (if landlordism is so unappealing) to someone who is going to live there, or these 22k rental properties are sitting empty. Which is it?
22k rental properties have been removed from market in Scotland. 6.4%. Asked why 83% said “perceived hostility towards landlords from gov/politicians”
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Obviously what Scotland needs is robust rent controls (not temporary private sector ‘caps’ with multiple loopholes) and a serious strategy on public housing.
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@ruth_gilbert
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I’ll never understand this argument that landlords leaving the industry is bad tbh. Unless they’re sitting on empty property, which could be fixed with compulsory purchase orders.
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@goth__casual
@istreasatuatha
Imagine a vision like that at a time (emergency) like this! Unthinkable 🫠
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@ruth_gilbert
The position that renters are 'homeowners in waiting' is a wrong one.
(There's no shortage of available property for sale)
The problem this creates is it shrinks a rental market and drives up rents (supply and demand)
Which is a big issue for most renters.
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@ruth_gilbert
It could be that those who live there and offered AirBnB previously now only just live there- a dagger to tourism
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@ruth_gilbert
I sold my properties, it took a while because I had my tenants for years and they needed time to find something else
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@ruth_gilbert
A landlord on the doors today told me the SNP were so bad, she was selling up when her tenant had moved out, and I was supposed to think that was a bad thing
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