SOME of the more onerous restrictions which were imposed on landlords in Scotland in the first dark days of the pandemic are being rescinded and it might be assumed that this would be a good thing for the private rental sector.
But will it?
The restrictions – such as extending notice periods for evictions, limiting the grounds for evictions and so on – were put in place in a hurry with the best of intentions.
Massive financial aid through UK furlough schemes, however, meant that worst-case non-payment of rent scenarios were not realised, but the Scottish Government still decided in September last year to further extend the Emergency Acts until now.
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