Is a New Tenancy for the Scottish Private Rental Sector on the Cards?

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The Scottish Government Wants Your Views

“Housing is a priority for this Government which is why we are consulting on these proposals to make sure our private rented sector is a strong as it can be,” says Scotland’s Housing Minister, Margaret Burgess.

The Scottish Government wants to hear the views of landlords. Their aim is to create a new, modern, and much simpler tenancy system for landlords and tenants in the private rental sector in Scotland, which will give tenants more security. However, despite the fact that the proposed legislation sounds good on paper and could make Scottish landlords’ lives a lot easier, the National Landlords Association (NLA) is concerned.

The NLA has Concerns The NLA highlights a clause in the legislation that will take away a landlord’s right to end a tenancy without having grounds for possession when a fixed term tenancy comes to a close. They are also concerned about proposals to introduce rent controls mid way through a tenancy. Other items in the proposal include the introduction of longer notice periods for tenants and landlords.

Scottish Landlords: Make Your Views Heard The closing date for landlords to make their views heard is December 28th. Landlord respondent information forms are available for download from http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/10/9702/downloads