SNP GOVERNMENT ACTING TO PROTECT TENANTS.

SNP GOVERNMENT ACTING TO PROTECT TENANTS.


TOGETHER WE CAN ENSURE FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL

Responding to a Parliamentary Answer from the Housing Minister, Alex Neil, announcing that the Scottish Government are considering a statutory tenancy deposit scheme to protect tenants in the private sector Glasgow SNP MSP Bob Doris – a member of the Scottish Parliament’s Communities Committee – said:

“This is very welcome news and I am sure will also be given a positive reception by private tenants and housing bodies.

“It shows how the Scottish Government, together with the housing sector, have what it takes to address important issues like this in these troubled economic times.

“It is wrong that some tenants in the private sector are having their deposits withheld unfairly. This can have serious implications for tenants – particularly in the current economic environment.

”It is now more important than ever that tenants are protected from having deposits withheld. It is also important because it will protect the good name of the vast majority of landlords from that minority who are acting unfairly.

“The minister has made it clear that those minority of landlords need to raise their game and the Government has also set out a timetable for action should they fail to do so.”