Nicola Sturgeon privately lobbied the Scottish Government to take a softer approach before rent controls were scrapped, only for her concerns, and those of other senior SNP figures, to be brushed aside.
Documents obtained by the Sunday Mail reveal that months before the rent cap was lifted on April 1, the former First Minister wrote to Housing Minister Paul McLennan, warning of the real danger of massive rent hikes once protections ended. “I share the fear of extremely high rent increases taking effect when the protection ends,” she said, suggesting a more gradual transition should be put in place, reported the Daily Record.
