(1) The First-tier Tribunal shall make such inquiry, if any,...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must confirm or determine fair rent on referral Tribunal / Court
UK Act of Parliament
1984
United Kingdom
Rent (Scotland) Act 1984
At a glance
What's here
7 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Browse 90 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
The provisions of paragraph 2 or, as the case may...
The original tenant’s spouse or civil partner where the dwelling-house...
Where paragraph 2 above does not apply, but a person...
A person who becomes the statutory tenant of a dwelling-house...
If, immediately before his death, the first successor was still...
The first successor’s spouse or civil partner , where the...
Where paragraph 6 above does not apply but a person...
(1) ) Where after a succession the successor becomes the...
Paragraphs 5 to 7 above do not apply where the...
The provisions of paragraph 2 of this Schedule shall have...
(1) The original tenant’s spouse or civil partner where the...
Where paragraph 2 above does not apply but a person...
A person who becomes the statutory tenant of a dwelling-house...
If, immediately before his death, the first successor was still...
Where a person who— (a) was a member of the...
(1) Where after a succession the successor becomes the tenant...
Paragraphs 5 and 6 above do not apply where the...
The provisions of this Schedule shall have effect for the...
If, immediately before his death, the first successor was still...
Where a person who— (a) was a member of the...
(1) Where after a succession the successor becomes the tenant...
Paragraphs 2 and 3 above do not apply where the...
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 2 above, the relevant...
Accommodation shall not be deemed to be suitable to the...
Any document purporting to be a certificate of a housing...
In this Schedule “housing authority” means a local authority for...
Where any rent lawfully due from the tenant has not...
The Secretary of State shall draw up and from time...
There shall be paid to any member of a panel...
The president of the panel may appoint, with the approval...
There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament—...
(1) A person is disqualified from appointment to, and from...
There shall be one panel for the registration areas in...
The panel shall consist of a number of persons appointed...
The Secretary of State shall nominate two of the persons...
Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, the number...
Subject to paragraph 7 below, each private rented housing committee...
The president of the panel may, if he thinks fit,...
There shall be paid to members of a panel such...
There shall be paid to or in respect of members...
On receiving any application for the registration of a rent,...
(1) On receiving an application for the registration of a...
If such a request as is mentioned in paragraph 11(3)...
(1) Where a matter is referred under paragraph 12 to...
Where a rent is registered in pursuance of such an...
Where a registration is made as mentioned in paragraph 14...
There shall be included, among the matters with respect to...
Where the application is made by the landlord alone the...
(1) Where— (a) the application is made jointly by the...
Where the rent officer, in carrying out his functions under...
(1) Where representations are made as mentioned in paragraph 2...
After considering, in accordance with paragraph 5 above, what rent...
(1) If such an objection as is mentioned in paragraph...
(1) The First-tier Tribunal to whom a matter is referred...
Where, within the period specified in paragraph 8(1)(b) above, or...
An application for a certificate of fair rent—
Where the rent specified in a certificate of fair rent...
(1) If it appears to the rent officer that the...
If it appears to the rent officer that the information...
(1) If it appears to the rent officer that the...
After considering in accordance with paragraph 4 above what rent...
(1) If such a request as is referred to in...
(1) Where an application is referred to the First-tier Tribunal,...
(1) After considering any representation made to them in pursuance...
Where an application under this Schedule is made with respect...
(1) The provisions of this Schedule apply where—
In a case where this Schedule applies, nothing in section...
The formula mentioned in paragraph 2 above is P ×...
(1) If, although the registered rent is higher than the...
(1) Any reference in this Schedule to the relevant date...
Any reference in any enactment (other than this Act) to...
Any reference, however expressed, in any enactment (other than this...
In so far as any regulation, order, scheme, agreement, dissent,...
Any document made, served or issued before the passing of...
Where a period of time specified in an enactment repealed...
Nothing in this Act shall prevent an offence against an...
A conviction of an offence under an enactment repealed by...
Nothing in this Act shall affect the continued operation after...
The amendments to this Act made by Schedule 2 to...
Where a person (in this case referred to as “the...
Where a person (in this Case referred to as “the...
Where the dwelling-house is let under a tenancy for a...
Where the dwelling-house is let under a tenancy for a...
Where— (a) the dwelling-house was let on a short tenancy...
Where the dwelling-house is held for the purpose of being...
Where the dwelling-house was at any time occupied by a...
Where proposals for amalgamation, approved for the purposes of a...
Where a dwelling-house has been let on a regulated tenancy...
Where a dwelling-house has been designed or adapted for occupation...
Where the dwelling-house is let by a person (in this...
Requirement to notify local authority of proceedings for possession
- Notify the council when you start possession proceedings
Rent agreements: special provisions following conversion.
- Lodge rent agreements with rent officer and serve copy on tenant
The rent limit.
- Provide tenant with rent history statement on request
Rent book to be provided.
- Provide a rent book to tenants paying weekly rent under Part VII contracts
Landlord’s consent to work.
- Get landlord's written consent before carrying out certain work
Rent book to be provided.
- Provide a rent book for weekly tenancies
Browse 126 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
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Protected tenancies.
Tenancies excepted from definition of “protected tenancy”.
Statutory tenants and tenancies.
Statutory tenants and tenancies: further provision as to succession.
Succession after the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 comes into force
No protected or statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to Crown.
No protected or statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to local authority, etc.
No protected tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to resident landlord.
Rateable value and the appropriate day.
Regulated tenancies.
Short tenancies.
Premises with business use.
Grounds for possession of certain dwelling-houses.
Extended discretion of court in claims for possession of certain dwelling-houses.
Effect of tenancy being short tenancy.
Conditions applying to landlord’s right to recovery of possession.
Terms and conditions of statutory tenancies.
Payments demanded by statutory tenants as a condition of giving up possession.
Change of statutory tenant by agreement.
No pecuniary consideration to be required on change of tenant under s. 17.
Effect on sub-tenancies of determination of tenancy.
Effect on furnished sub-tenancy of determination of superior unfurnished tenancy.
Compensation for misrepresentation or concealment in Cases 7 and 8.
Unlawful eviction and harassment of occupier.
Prohibition of eviction without due process of law.
Excluded tenancies and occupancy rights.
Special provisions with respect to agricultural employees.
Interpretation.
Application to Crown.
Application to sheriff
Limit of rent during contractual periods.
Limit of rent during statutory periods
Rents under Regulated Tenancies
Adjustment, with respect to services and furniture, of recoverable rent for statutory periods before registration.
Notices of increase.
Limits on rent increases
Rent agreements.
Failure to comply with provisions of rent agreements.
Recovery from landlord of sums paid in excess of recoverable rent, etc.
Extension of time limits for recovery from landlord: cross-border mediation
Onus on landlord.
Rectification of rent books in light of determina-tion of recoverable rent.
Adjustment for differences in lengths of rental periods.
Regulations.
Interpretation of Part IV.
Registration areas and rent officers.
Rent registration service providers.
Supplementary provisions regarding rent registration service providers.
Rent registration service providers: restrictions on disclosure of information.
Private rented housing committees.
Register of rents.
Applications for registration of rents.
Certificates of fair rent.
Determination of fair rent.
Amount to be registered as rent.
Transitional applications: regulated tenancies
Effect of registration of rent.
Cancellation of registration of rent.
Cancellation at instance of landlord.
Regulations.
Interpretation of Part V.
Tenancies to which sections 55 to 59 apply.
Rents to be registrable under Part V.
Phasing of progression to registered rent.
Increase of rent without notice to quit.
Supplemental to sections 55 to 59.
Interpretation of Part VI.
Registration areas for purposes of Part VII.
Part VII contracts.
Dwelling-houses to which Part VII applies.
References of contracts to the First-tier Tribunal and obtaining by it of information.
Powers of the First-tier Tribunal on reference of contracts.
Transitional references of Part VII contracts
Register of rents under Part VII contracts.
Reconsideration of rent after registration.
Effect of registration of rent.
Cancellation of entries in register at instance of landlord.
Notice to quit served after reference of contract to the First-tier Tribunal.
Application to the First-tier Tribunal for security of tenure where notice to quit is served.
Notices to quit served by owner-occupiers.
Reduction of period of notice on account of lessee’s default.
Power of First-tier Tribunal, in action for possession, to reduce period of notice to quit
Notice to quit relating to later Part VII contracts.
Jurisdiction of the First-tier Tribunal.
Publication of information.
Regulations.
Interpretation of Part VII.
Prohibition of premiums and loans on grant of protected tenancies.
Prohibition of premiums and loans on assignation of protected tenancies.
Power to charge premium on assignation of tenancy where premium lawfully charged on earlier assignation.
Prohibition of premiums on grant, etc. of Part VII contracts.
Excessive price for furniture to be treated as premium.
Punishment of attempts to obtain from prospective tenants excessive prices for furniture.
Recovery of premiums and loans unlawfully required or received.
Avoidance of requirements for advance payment of rent in certain cases.
Premiums: regulations
Interpretation of Part VIII.
Heritable securities to which Part IX applies.
Regulated heritable securities.
Powers of court to mitigate hardship.
Miscellaneous.
Release from rent regulation.
Provisions where tenant shares accommodation with landlord.
Provisions where tenant shares accommodation with persons other than landlord.
Application of Part VII to tenancies falling within section 6.
Certain sublettings not to exclude any part of sublessor’s premises from protection under the Act.
Obligation to notify sublettings of dwelling-houses let on or subject to protected or statutory tenancies.
Discriminatory terms relating to children or benefits status
Jurisdiction.
Application to sheriff.
Rules as to procedure.
Powers of local authorities for the purposes of giving information.
Consent of tenant.
Prosecution of offences.
Service of notices on landlord’s agents.
Rents of subsidised private houses.
Restriction on sequestration for rent.
Implied condition in all protected tenancies.
Minimum length of notice to quit.
Service of notices.
Interpretation.
Application to Crown property.
Amendments, trasitional provisions, repeals, etc.
Short title, commencement and extent.
In determining whether any rent lawfully due from a tenant...
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