Professor John Robertson OBA
From the Scotsman in March 2024:
Almost 22,000 rental properties MAY have been removed from the market in Scotland in the past year, research has revealed, with “anti-landlord rhetoric” from the Scottish Government cited as a reason for the drop. The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) said such rhetoric, combined with “short-term, ineffective policies” from ministers, was “harming investment in private rented housing in Scotland”.
From Housing statistics: Scottish Landlord Register data published today, we can see that the number of registered landlords in Scotland has fallen slightly, by 1.1% or around 2 000, but the number of registered properties available to rent has grown steadily over the last three years, by 3.2% or around 11 000.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-landlord-register-data/
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
As usual, the media simply taking a statement from a trade body and publishing it without any checks on accuracy.
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