Rent Freeze Update - webinar next week for letting ag...

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Rightmove will host a webinar for agents next Wednesday, September 14, at 10am, focusing on the rent freeze and eviction ban announcements by the Scottish Government.

Daryl McIntosh, Scottish property market expert will join Rightmove on Wednesday to discuss the announcement and its impact on agents and landlords in Scotland. McIntosh is regarded as being an expert in the field - he is in regular contact with the Scottish Government and has been involved in working groups considering legislative and practice changes.

During the webinar, he will also discuss the other proposed reforms for the private rental sector in Scotland which will start to come to fruition later this year and beyond.

Agents can sign up to the webinar here: https://hub.rightmove.co.uk/scotland-legislation-update-qa/

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the emergency rent freeze and eviction ban will last until "at least" March 31 next year. Although the rent freeze measure will require additional legislation, it will operate retrospectively so effectively means an immediate ban on rent rises.

Sturgeon comments: "By definition, these are temporary measures, but they will provide much-needed security for many during what will be a difficult winter. We envisage that both measures will remain in place until at least the end of March 2023."