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05.10.2022 - 15:33 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Legislation that would temporarily freeze rents and ban evictions in Scotland has passed its first stage in the Scottish Parliament. MSPs backed the general principles of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill by 88 votes to 29 on Tuesday evening.
Stage two amendments will be taken today, October 5, and a final vote will happen on Thursday. A motion to treat the Bill as emergency legislation was passed by 86 votes to 28 earlier on Tuesday.
The Scottish Tories voiced their opposition to the move, citing a lack of time for MSPs to properly understand the Bill - which was introduced and published on Monday evening. Meanwhile, Patrick Harvie, the Scottish Government’s tenants’ rights minister, also addressed concerns that the Bill would reduce the supply of rented housing.
On Tuesday morning, Mr Harvie appeared at Holyrood’s Local Government Committee. The Scottish Green Party minister said the Bill had three main aims: stabilising costs by freezing rent until at least March 31, introducing a moratorium on evictions and reducing unlawful evictions.
Under the legislation, rent increases will be frozen at 0% until March 31, backdated to September 6, with ministers having powers to extend this for two further six-month periods if necessary.
He told the committee: “The legislation we’re proposing will help keep people in their homes and help stabilise their housing costs during this extraordinary costs crisis.
“We believe the package of measures strikes the right balance between this aim and ensuring landlords can continue to offer properties for rent and manage tenancies sustainably.”
The minister said he did not believe the Bill would lead to many tenants refusing to pay rent.
During a debate in Holyrood on Tuesday
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