NICOLA Sturgeon was accused of ‘tricking the general public’ over her lease freeze plans amid claims the timing gives nothing to council tenants.
The First Minister mentioned the coverage, unveiled this month, would assist deal with the “humanitarian emergency” sparked by the value of residing disaster.
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However proposals to halt a lease rise solely run till March 31 — whereas social landlords sometimes set costs in April.
Ms Sturgeon’s “freeze” on ScotRail fares till March 2023 — delaying the same old January hike — was additionally criticised.
Scottish Lib Dem boss Alex Cole-Hamilton mentioned yesterday: “Nicola Sturgeon is attempting to trick the general public.
“These bulletins supply nothing for individuals in social housing and her rail fare freeze lasts simply two months.
“At a time when individuals are terrified about what winter may deliver, it appears particularly harsh to attempt to pull the wool over individuals’s eyes.”
It comes after personal landlords complained that Greens tenants’ rights minister Patrick Harvie had “little or no understanding” of how a freeze would work in follow.
David Alexander, of lets company DJ Alexander Scotland, mentioned: “This announcement is designed to achieve headlines with none actual influence on the tenants it purports to be serving to.
“This course of has been one in all brief sighted, ill-considered opportunism with little concern for the lives of the tenants and landlords it impacts.”
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations warned lease controls with out additional monetary assist for members means a goal to construct 110,000 new social houses by 2023 would probably be missed.
Ms Sturgeon mentioned the plans are topic to evaluate and a potential extension depended “on the broader scenario”.
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