THE SNP-Green Scottish government must act now to avoid the disastrous consequences of rocketing rents, according to Scotland’s tenants’ union.

In an open letter to First Minister Humza Yousaf, SNP housing minister Paul McLennan and Green minister for tenants’ rights Patrick Harvie, Living Rent has called for emergency protections to be put in place to avoid Scotland’s housing crisis becoming a disaster when the temporary rent cap ends on March 31.

Rents have rocketed by 62 per cent across Scotland in the last decade, with even steeper increases found in Edinburgh and Glasgow, which saw staggering rises of 88.5 per cent and 99.5 per cent respectively.