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Edward Duncan
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CastleLets
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My wife , brother and self
With 46 flats in total
Running for 26 years
With 46 flats in total
Running for 26 years
General
Q1. To what extent do you agree that the measures in the Bill meet the Scottish Government’s stated policy objectives?
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Q2. What are your main reasons for your views on Q1? (please note we have asked more detailed questions on the Bill later in this survey)
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New policies will reduce housing supply
We have sold 36 flats over past three years and are continuing to sell
In the past we solely rented to single parent families but this has changed .
We have sold 36 flats over past three years and are continuing to sell
In the past we solely rented to single parent families but this has changed .
Rent
Q3. Do you support the proposals in Part 1 of the Bill allowing rent control areas to be designated?
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Q4. Do you have any further comments to make on Part 1 of the Bill dealing with rent for private tenants?
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ndlord tax relief on finance costs
Finance costs can no longer be deducted as an expense when calculating taxable profits for individuals with residential property businesses. From April 2020, tax relief for these costs is restricted to a basic tax reduction of 20%
Finance costs can no longer be deducted as an expense when calculating taxable profits for individuals with residential property businesses. From April 2020, tax relief for these costs is restricted to a basic tax reduction of 20%
Evictions
Q5. What are your views on Part 2 of the Bill that deals with evictions?
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Over time if the few bad tenants are seen in the news etc
This will tarnish all tenants and worry the small investor
Many landlords only have one or two flats to provide a pension or additional income
They are not some sort of wealth fund
This will tarnish all tenants and worry the small investor
Many landlords only have one or two flats to provide a pension or additional income
They are not some sort of wealth fund
Keeping pets and making changes to let property
Q6. Do you support the proposals in Part 3 of the Bill to strengthen the rights of tenants to keep pets and make changes to let property?”
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Q7. Do you have any further comments to make on Part 3 of the Bill dealing with keeping pets and making changes to let property?
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A large proportion of tenants are fully responsible to keep pets
Many don’t understand that a new cat or dog will wet within property or cause damage
Which will be their responsibility
Many don’t understand that a new cat or dog will wet within property or cause damage
Which will be their responsibility
Joint tenancies
Q8. What are your views on Part 4 of the Bill that deals with how joint private residential tenancies can be ended?
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The remaining tenants ; how do they cover the full rent if one simply leaves ?
Homelessness prevention
Q9. Overall, do you support the Bill’s proposals in Part 5 of the Bill that deal with homelessness prevention?
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Q10. What are your views on the ‘ask and act duty’ for relevant bodies in relation to preventing homelessness in Part 5 of the Bill?
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Has the system such resources ?
Think this will fail
Think this will fail
Q11. What are your views on the requirement on councils to act sooner to prevent homelessness by taking reasonable steps in Part 5 of the Bill?
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Has the system such resources ?
Think this will fail
Think this will fail
Mobile Homes
Q13. What are your views on the provisions in the Part 5 of the Bill relating to mobile homes pitch fees uprating?
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Agree
Fuel poverty
Q14. What are your views on the provisions in Part 6 of the Bill relating to fuel poverty?
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Concentrate on power security
More resources on strategic supply systems
Hydro , wind
Power independence rather than short term plaster of a bad winter because people can’t afford
The country can afford years and years of such short term policy
More resources on strategic supply systems
Hydro , wind
Power independence rather than short term plaster of a bad winter because people can’t afford
The country can afford years and years of such short term policy
Other provisions in the bill and other comments
Q15. Do you have any additional comments on the other measures the Bill deals with or any other general comments?
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Should not be able to retrospectively make substantial changes .
Far to much meddling
Not enough increasing housing supply
The PRS was a system to cover the short fall of Goverment supply of housing covered by LHA
- LHA hasn’t increased in line with market and inflation
- housing stock in PRS has peaked and now substantially falling
Far to much meddling
Not enough increasing housing supply
The PRS was a system to cover the short fall of Goverment supply of housing covered by LHA
- LHA hasn’t increased in line with market and inflation
- housing stock in PRS has peaked and now substantially falling