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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Severin Carrell, Rob Evans and David Pegg

King Charles allowed to vet proposed Scottish rent freeze law

The King and Queen Consort in Dunfermline on Monday.
The King and Queen Consort in Dunfermline on Monday. Photograph: Stuart Wallace/Rex/Shutterstock

King Charles has been allowed to vet and potentially lobby for changes to emergency legislation to freeze rents in Scotland because the measures could affect tenants on his private Highland estate at Balmoral.

A bill to stop landlords unjustifiably raising rents for the next six months because of the cost of living crisis is being rushed through the Scottish parliament this week.

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