Research from Propertymark highlights a growing concern for the private rental sector in Scotland.
As the Scottish National Party lurches from crisis to crisis, its policy of rent controls and an eviction ban – devised in a loose alliance with the Scottish Green Party – problems in the private rental sector grow.
While landlords are unable to evict tenants in many circumstances as the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act is extended, those with tenancies that are naturally coming to an end are now more likely to take the chance to sell.