THERE are 23 MSPs, nearly a fifth of the parliamentary cohort, who are landlords or own shares in letting companies.
But who are they, how much money do they make each year and how many properties do they own?
Scroll down to find out.
Read our Sunday National investigation on how the number of MSPs involved in the rental property market has sparked fears rent controls may be pushed into the next parliamentary term here.
SCOTTISH TORIES
Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West (Constituency)
Properties: Unknown, Burnett is a trustee of both the Fordie Trust, valued at £5.5m, and the Banchory Trust, valued at £15.3m, both of which own property in Aberdeenshire.
Estimated income: Combined, both trusts' gross annual income is between £390,002 and £460,000. Burnett states he doesn’t expect any income from them.
Shares or investments in letting companies: Yes, Director and Chairman of North Banchory Company Limited, property development and letting company. Burnett doesn't take a salary, but receives private medical insurance worth £2000 per year through the firm.
Liam Kerr, North East Scotland (Region)
Properties: A flat in Edinburgh, estimated value £150,001 - £200,000.
Estimated income: £5000 to £10,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands (Region)
Properties: Achnacarry Estate, Lochaber, includes residential property lets, valued at £8.5 million.
Estimated income: £840,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
Edward Mountain, Highlands and Islands (Region)
Properties: 14 - eight cottages, three houses, two farmhouses and one croft in Moray.
Estimated income: £80,000 per year. Mountain says he does not receive income from four properties, and three are under “service occupancy”. The remaining seven are estimated to produce income of between £10,000 and £15,000 per year each.
Shares or investments in letting companies: Yes, partner in Delfur Farms Farming Partnership, of Moray, a “farming business with ancillary residential lettings”.
Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Properties: Two flats in Edinburgh; one a half flat share, valued at £100,000 - £150,000, the other valued at £300,000 to £400,000.
Estimated income: £20,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
Craig Hoy, South Scotland (Region)
Properties: Part share in two flats; one in Edinburgh and one in Midlothian, both valued between £100,000 and £150,000. Previously had a third flat share in East Lothian but ceased interest in November 2021.
Estimated income: £10,000 - £20,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow (Region)
Properties: One jointly-owned flat in Glasgow, estimated value of £250,000 - £300,000.
Estimated income: £10,000 to £15,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
Finlay Carson, Galloway and West Dumfries (Constituency)
Properties: Unknown. Carson is a partner in J and F Carson, a farming and property letting partnership in Kirkcudbright.
Estimated income: £13,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: Yes.
Pam Gosal, West Scotland (Region)
Properties: One house in Glasgow, valued between £400,000 and £500,000, but Gosal says she receives no rental income from the home. She owns 50% shares in Strathblane Developments Ltd and APCL Trading Ltd, a property investment and letting firm.
Estimated income: Gosal’s shares in the firm have an estimated market value of £700,000.
Shares or investments in letting companies: Yes.
SNP
Michelle Thomson, Falkirk East (Constituency)
Properties: Six. Three houses - one each in Edinburgh, Stirling and Argyll and Bute. Three flats - one each in Clackmannanshire, West Lothian and Edinburgh.
Estimated income: £30,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: Yes, sole trader of Thomson Holdings, a property investment company.
Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency)
Properties: One flat in Edinburgh, valued £150,000 - £200,000
Estimated income: £10,000 - £15,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No, but owns 50% share in Ben Sheann Enterprises Limited, a firm buying and selling real estate firm.
Annabelle Ewing, Cowdenbeath (Constituency)
Properties: One flat in Edinburgh, valued between £200,001 and £250,000.
Estimated income: £10,001 - £15,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn (Constituency)
Properties: One house in Lossiemouth, valued between £150,001 and £200,000
Estimated income: £5,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
Kenneth Gibson, Cunninghame North (Constituency)
Properties: One flat in Glasgow, valued between £100,001 and £150,000.
Estimated income: £5000 per year, but Gibson states that costs associated with the property “exceed the income from letting it”.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
Michael Matheson, Falkirk West (Constituency) and Cab Sec for Net Zero, Energy and Transport.
Properties: One house, jointly owned with his wife, in the Highlands, valued between £150,001 and £200,000.
Estimated income: £10,001 - £15,000. Matheson adds that the property doesn’t make a profit due to “running costs”.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan (Constituency) and Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
Properties: One house in Stirlingshire, valued between £500,001 and £600,000.
Estimated income: £10,001 and £15,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: Yes, 50% ordinary share in EISM Properties Ltd, residential letting firm.
Paul McLennan, East Lothian (Constituency)
Properties: One house in Dunbar, East Lothian, valued at £150,001 and £200,000, which he rents to his parents-in-law.
Estimated income: £5000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
SCOTTISH LABOUR
Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton (Constituency)
Properties: One flat in Portugal, valued between £50,001 and £100,000.
Estimated income: Between £3500 and £5200 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Properties: One flat in Aberdeen, jointly owned with her husband, valued between £100,001 and £150,000.
Estimated income: £5000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands (Region)
Properties: One sixth of a house share on the Isle of Lewis, valued between £100,001 and £150,000.
Estimated income: £5000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No
Mark Griffin, Central Scotland (Region)
Properties: One flat in North Lanarkshire, valued between £50,001 and £100,000.
Estimated income: £5000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
Carol Mochan, South Scotland (Region)
Properties: Three houses in East Ayrshire, one valued between £100,001 and £150,000, the other two valued between £50,001 and £100,000.
Estimated income: £15,000 - £20,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No
SCOTTISH LIBDEMS
Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western (Constituency)
Properties: One flat in Edinburgh, his own, which he sublets part of on AirBnB.
Estimated income: £5001 and £10,000 per year.
Shares or investments in letting companies: No.
SCOTTISH GREENS
Out of the Greens seven MSPs and Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone, the party has no landlords.
All of the information above is publicly available on each MSPs register of interests.
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