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Changes to the private rental sector in Scotland will mean tenants have more security & stability coupled with better safeguards for landlords, lenders & investors. The new Private Residential Tenancy (PRT) will have no end date and can only be terminated by a tenant giving written notice to their landlord or by the landlord using one of 18 grounds for eviction. Tenants will have the right to challenge a wrongful termination. Landlords can only increase rent once a year and are required to give tenants 3 months’ written notice of any rise. Tenants can challenge this rise if they think it is unfair. Landlords will also benefit from a more accessible repossession process and a simplified way to give notice. |
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ScotGov: New Private Residential Tenancy RLA: We need to encourage & support ‘good’ landlords Nothing about ensuring tenants pay for any damage and all arrears though! Average 2 bedroom private rents up by 4.4% Landlord's policy banning Indian and Pakistani tenants is unlawful, says County Court Welsh Secretary calls on Welsh Government to crackdown on rogue landlords Citizens Advice responds to Secretary of State’s announcement of private rented sector changes JRF - 100 families a day lose their homes after evictions reach record high Rental logjam as 1 in 7 private renters spend half their income on rent: LGA analysis |
