Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016

[F1 Chapter 2A S Rent variation instigated by landlord’s application to rent officer]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 4 Ch. 2A heading and ss. 33A-33G treated as inserted (temp. until the end of 31.3.2024) (28.10.2022) by virtue of Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 10), s. 13(1), sch. 1 para. 1(1)(17) (with ss. 1(2), 6, 7, 8) (as amended: (1.4.2023) by S.S.I. 2023/82, regs. 1(3), 2(2); (27.9.2023) by S.S.I. 2023/275, regs. 1(2), 2(2); and S.S.I. 2024/89, regs. 1(1), 2(1)(5)) (with saving for expiry in S.S.I. 2024/19, regs. 1(1), 2)

F1 33A Landlord application to rent officer to increase rent above permitted rate S

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F1 33B Rent officer’s power to apply rent increase above permitted rate S

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F1 33C Appeal to the First-tier Tribunal S

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F1 33D Withdrawal or dismissal of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal S

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F1 33E Finality of First-tier Tribunal’s decision S

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F1 33F Powers to adjust maximum amount of increased costs by which rent may be increased S

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F1 33G Liability for underpaid rent S

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Information about open market rent determinations S

34 Duty to make information available S

(1) Rent officers and the First-tier Tribunal collectively must make publicly available information about—

(a) the rents they have taken into account in determining the open market rents for let properties under section 32, and

(b) what rents they have determined to be payable in accordance with that section.

(2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations—

(a) specify—

(i) the information that is to be made available under subsection (1),

(ii) the manner in which it is to be made available,

(b) prescribe the fees (if any) which may be charged for supplying the information.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 34 modified (temp. until the end of 31.3.2024) (28.10.2022) by Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 10), s. 13(1), sch. 1 para. 1(1)(18) (with ss. 1(2), 6, 7, 8) (as amended: (1.4.2023) by S.S.I. 2023/82, regs. 1(3), 2(2); and (27.9.2023) by S.S.I. 2023/275, regs. 1(2), 2(2)) (with savings for expiry in S.S.I. 2024/19, regs. 1(1), 2)

C2 S. 34 modified (temp. until the end of 31.3.2025) (1.4.2024) by The Rent Adjudication (Temporary Modifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/89), regs. 1(1), 2(1)(5) (with reg. 1(2) (with savings for expiry in S.S.I. 2025/29, regs. 1(1), 2)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 34(1) in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2, sch.

I2 S. 34(2) in force at 31.10.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/298, reg. 2, sch.

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 34A and cross-heading (which is treated as temp. inserted) renumbered as s. 33ZA and cross-heading (31.3.2023) by virtue of The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Incidental Provision) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/116), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)(i)

F2 34A Power to modify Chapter S

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