Whether there are any plans to review the practice by landlords of inviting competing offers when renting residential property.

The ScottishGovernment does not have any plans to review this practice. We are aware of asmall proportion of landlords inviting competing rent offers. However, privatelandlords are free to set rent levels at market rates as long as the tenancybegan after 2 January 1989.
The ScottishGovernment has taken steps to improve standards in the private rented sectorand to encourage private landlords to follow best practice. For example, Irecently announced that the Scottish Government will provide funding for aNational Voluntary Landlord Accreditation Scheme. This will require memberlandlords and letting agents to follow good practice in letting property.