Rent control: equality impact assessment results

Equality Impact Assessment Results

Title of Policy:

Part 1, Chapters 1 and 2 - Housing (Scotland) Bill (“the Bill”) - Rent Control

Summary of aims and desired outcomes of Policy:

This policy is designed to help stabilise rents in areas where market rents have been increasing particularly steeply, whilst ensuring there can be a balanced approach that provides appropriate protection for the property rights of landlords.

Directorate:

Directorate for Local Government and Housing: Better Homes: Rent Control Team