The Private Rented Sector, "Alienating, insecure and unaffordable"

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the report, Alienating, insecure and unaffordable, by Common Weal, which presents original research on the experience of living in the private rented sector in Scotland; understands that this sector has trebled in size since 1999, with those aged between 16 and 34 being increasingly reliant on the sector through no real choice; recognises what it sees as the insecurity of the private rented sector, with 68% of tenants staying less than two years in one flat and 41% staying less than one year; considers that there is a significant demand for private rented sector tenants wishing to move into the social rented sector primarily due to a lack of affordability in housing and a chronic shortage of supply; believes that only one-third of private rented sector homes meet the Scottish Government’s band C energy efficiency rating, forcing these households to endure the associated economic, social and health implications of fuel poverty, and calls on the Scottish Government to reverse what it sees as the growing reliance on the private rented housing sector.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

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No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-08210 by reference.