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Tenants eviction ban extension being considered across Scotland

A BAN on tenant evictions is being considered to be expanded across Scotland, the newly appointed Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery has said.

John Swinney told MSPs on Thursday evening that further protections for those renting accommodation are under consideration following the end of an outright ban on evictions. 

He was responding to an urgent question in Holyrood, after Green MSP Ariane Burgess had told the chamber that “evicting vulnerable people who have been unable to work or earn during the pandemic is deeply unfair. 

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