Private residential tenancy statutory terms: supporting notes (October 2017)

Relevant Legislation

Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 -clarification of illegal premiums.

Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 - landlord's identity requirement; overcrowding and serious disrepair regulation.

Data Protection Act 1998 - tenant's personal data to be held securely and only lawfully disclosed

Antisocial Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004 - landlord registration regulation, anti-social behaviour.

Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 - Housing in Multiple Occupation regime; Tenancy Deposit Scheme regulatory framework; landlord's right of access; Repairing Standard and right to adapt properties.

Equality Act 2010 - discrimination, including in relation to alterations.

Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 - timing of service of notices

Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 - changed the registration of private landlords; amendments to the Housing in Multiple Occupation licensing regime; introduction of Overcrowding Statutory Notices.

The Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011 - tenancy deposit schemes

Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 - introduced regulatory system for letting agents.

Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 - established the private residential tenancy.

Regulations under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016:

• The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2017
• The Private Residential Tenancies (Statutory Terms) (Scotland) Regulations 2017
• The Private Residential Tenancies (Information for Tenants) (Scotland) Regulations 2017
• The Private Residential Tenancies (Prescribed Notices and Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, S.S.I. 2017/297
• The Private Residential Tenancies (Information for Determining Rents and Fees for Copies of Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, S.S.I. 2017/296
• The Notice to Local Authorities (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017, S.S.I. 2017/295
• The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2017, S.S.I. 2017/293

PLEASE NOTE these hyperlinks links to legislation.gov.uk may show the enactments as originally made, so may not always show amendments.