Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 02 June 2026 [Draft]
02 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
Private Tenants (Protections)
Given that no rent control areas are likely to be designated until the summer of 2027 at the earliest, that rents have increased above inflation in Edinburgh and Lothians East and that the increasing cost of living and high interest rates will further squeeze renters, who are already struggling, what interim protections will the Scottish Government put in place for private tenants, including those on mid-market rents, who are facing unaffordable rent increases while the rent conditions assessment and designation process under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 is completed?
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Q Manivannan (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Green)
Green
Given that no rent control areas are likely to be designated until the summer of 2027 at the earliest, that rents have increased above inflation in Edinburgh...
The First Minister (John Swinney)
SNP
That is an important issue. In the legislation that we passed in Parliament before the election, we put in place the rent control arrangements, which are an ...