New factsheet on Housing (Scotland) Act 2055

With the implementation of some measures in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 having commenced on 1 April 2026, and further measures due to be implemented in October 2026 and April 2027, SAL has published a new factsheet on the legislation which can be found here. It sets out the policy background to the Act, the provisions within it and, where known, the dates that the provisions will come into force. The factsheet will be kept updated as further commencement dates are announced and further information/guidance on the provisions is made available by the government.

As a reminder, the 2025 Act contains number of provisions which make changes to the private rented sector including long-term rent controls which will apply within Rent Control Areas designated by the government, greater rights for tenants to personalise their home, obtain permission for a pet and end a joint tenancy where there is disagreement between the tenants about ending the lease. It also makes provision for the government to introduce further legislation in the future to convert older assured and short-assured tenancies into private residential tenancies.

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