There could be a cut of more than 36,000 homes available to rent in Scotland, as around a third of private landlords look to reduce the number of properties they let out, leading to more housing shortages.
The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has called on the Scottish Government to stop criticising private landlords and, instead, encourage investment in the sector, while accelerating plans to build more homes for social rent.
SAL has published the results of a survey of 635 of its members, with a collective private rented sector (PRS) portfolio of 4,214 properties, which found 34% are planning to reduce their portfolio in the next decade.
