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Home Insulation Scheme

Landlords may benefit from the Home Insulation Scheme. Landlords can either make their tenants aware of the scheme or get in touch directly by telephoning 0800 512 012 to undertake the home energy assessment over the phone.

What Is Private Renting?

'Private rented housing' is housing owned by an individual, company or organisation, including some charities.

It's different to other rented housing, such as social rented housing, where the rules are slightly different, or a separate type of tenancy, the Scottish Secure Tenancy. You can get advice about your rights and responsibilities in social rented housing from your landlord, the local authority housing department, or from other housing advice services.

If you are not sure whether your landlord is a registered social landlord, check the The Scottish Housing Regulator's list.

For Houses in Multiple Occupation the same rules apply to councils and registered social landlords as to private rented housing.

Private Renting

How much do you know about the rules on private renting, and your rights and responsibilities as a tenant or landlord?

This section of the website provides information to improve your renting experience, even if you don't have a formal tenancy arrangement.

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Landlords

If you own a property and anyone apart from members of your family live there, this section is for you.

Tenants

If the place where you live is owned by anyone outside your family, find information here.

Neighbours

Information for people who may be concerned about standards in private rented housing.

 

 

Current Consultations

Consultation on a strategy for the private rented sector

We want to set out a vision and strategic aims that will grow, and improve the quality of, the private rented sector in Scotland over the next decade. Our consultation, which runs until 10 July, seeks your views on how we take this forward. Its findings will inform the final Scottish Government strategy for the sector, to be published later in 2012.

The consultation document should be read in conjunction with the supporting Evidence Review of the Private Rented Sector, which provides information on key statistics and trends.

Tenant Information Pack consultation

We are also running public consultation on the introduction of a tenant information pack for private tenants. This aims to put in place a framework to ensure tenants are given the information they need to be aware of their rights and responsibilities and those of their landlords.

Read the consultation document and have your say. The consultation closes on 21 May 2012.

Page updated: Wednesday, May 02, 2012