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RICHARD LEONARD will today pledge to introduce a “Mary Barbour law” to lower rents and crack down on exploitative landlords.
In a speech to his party’s conference in Dundee, the Scottish Labour leader will advocate a link between rent and earnings enshrined in law.
Fair rents would also be enforced through a “new points-based system” and tenants would be allowed to challenge “unfair” rents or claim for a reduction.
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