The Housing (Scotland) Bill

Author: Kate Berry and Laura Haley

PDF Published: Thursday 06 Jun 2024 (SB 24-30)

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- Summary
- Housing background to development of the proposals - overview
- Private Rented Housing - Context, legislation and policy development
  - Rents levels in private rented housing
  - Rent control debate
- Homelessness legislation and policy- background
- The Bill - overview
- Rent control areas
  - Rent control area (RCA) - process for designation
  - Effect of a rent control area
  - Information about private rented homes
  - Rent control areas proposals - issues arising
- Rent increases - capping of rent increases on referral or appeal
- Frequency of rent increases
- Private and social housing tenancy evictions - duties to consider delay
- Damages for unlawful evictions
- Keeping a pet
  - Private residential tenancies
  - Scottish secure tenancies
- Making changes to let property
- Ending joint private residential tenancies
- Unclaimed tenancy deposits
- Other private rented housing matters - Letting agent registration
- Other private rented housing matters - converting older tenancies.
- Homelessness prevention - Scottish Government consultation and overview of the Bill
- Homelessness prevention- 'Ask and Act' duty
- Homelessness prevention - acting sooner to prevent homelessness
- Homelessness - reasonable steps
- Assessment of housing support services
- Homelessness prevention - possible issues arising at Stage 1
- Domestic abuse - background
- Domestic abuse - the Bill's proposals
- Other matters - fuel poverty
- Other matters - mobile homes
- Other matters - disclosure of information to the New Homes Ombudsman (NHO)
- Summary
- Housing background to development of the proposals - overview
- Private Rented Housing - Context, legislation and policy development
- Homelessness legislation and policy- background
- The Bill - overview
- Rent control areas
- Rent increases - capping of rent increases on referral or appeal
- Frequency of rent increases
- Private and social housing tenancy evictions - duties to consider delay
- Damages for unlawful evictions
- Keeping a pet
- Making changes to let property
- Ending joint private residential tenancies
- Unclaimed tenancy deposits
- Other private rented housing matters - Letting agent registration
- Other private rented housing matters - converting older tenancies.
- Homelessness prevention - Scottish Government consultation and overview of the Bill
- Homelessness prevention- 'Ask and Act' duty
- Homelessness prevention - acting sooner to prevent homelessness
- Homelessness - reasonable steps
- Assessment of housing support services
- Homelessness prevention - possible issues arising at Stage 1
- Domestic abuse - background
- Domestic abuse - the Bill's proposals
- Other matters - fuel poverty
- Other matters - mobile homes
- Other matters - disclosure of information to the New Homes Ombudsman (NHO)
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