Written Question · S1W-25529 · Session 1
Whether it intends to encourage a growth in the private rented sector to create a wider availability of property in this sector and encoura…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to encourage a growth in the private rented sector to create a wider availability of property in this sector and encourage market forces to ensure that rental price better reflects the quality, rather than simply the scarcity, of each property, in the light of Issues in Improving Quality in Private Housing, the first report of the Housing Improvement Task Force.
The answer
The remit of the Housing Improvement Task Force does not extend to issues of increasing supply; it is looking at the quality of the existing stock in the private rented sector. However, we are of the view that a strong private rented sector is important in providing choice and flexibility in the housing market and we will expect the task force to pay particular attention to the impact that any of its recommendations aimed at improving quality may have on the supply of privately rented housing.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-25529 by reference.