A COALITION of landlords are pushing forward with a legal challenge to the Scottish Government’s rent freeze.
In October last year, the Scottish Parliament passed emergency legislation which capped rent rises at 0% for six months, as well as a ban on evictions.
The Scottish Government announced earlier this week that the provisions will be extended for six months, until September, with rents during that period to be capped at 3%. The changes include the ability for landlords to appeal to rental officers if they wish to raise rents higher, but this was capped at 6%.
