Govan Law Centre increases pressure over Fair Rents Bill
Reading time: 2 minutes
Mike Dailly
Govan Law Centre has repeated its call for action on rent increases as it continues judicial review proceedings against the Scottish Parliament over the tabling of a bill.
The Fair Rents Bill, introduced by Labour MSP Pauline McNeill, proposes to cap rent increases at one per cent above the consumer price index (CPI) of inflation. It was drafted in collaboration with the Govan Law Centre.
Mike Dailly, solicitor advocate at Govan Law Centre, will join Ms McNeill tonight at a third sector event to discuss the ongoing issues for Scotland’s renters.
Govan Law Centre has said it will seek a judicial review into a Holyrood committee’s closed-doors decision not to consider the bill further.
Mr Dailly said: “Last week we served judicial review proceedings on the Scottish Parliament on behalf of a private renter in Edinburgh.
“The Court of Session will be asked to decide if the Local Government Committee acted unlawfully in considering the Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill in a secret session and deciding not to progress it.
“There is no effective rent control in Scotland. You have more consumer protection over a loan or gas bill than your rent. Hundreds of thousands of private renters are being let down by the Scottish government.”
Share this article:
Subscribe to our newsletter to not miss articles like this one:
SUBSCRIBE
