The Act
6.The 2025 Act has 8 Parts.
7.Part 1 makes provision about rent including the designation of rent control areas.
8.Part 2 makes provision about dealing with evictions (including whether to delay them), the amount of damages that may be payable for unlawful evictions, the review of eviction grounds, and the amount of payments that may be payable for wrongful termination.
9.Part 3 makes provision about residential tenants keeping pets and making changes to let property.
10.Part 4 makes provision about other matters relating to tenants including unclaimed tenancy deposits, registration of letting agents etc., ending joint tenancies, ending student tenancies, qualifying repairs by social landlords, guidance in relation to the tolerable standard, qualifying periods for succession to private residential tenancies and Scottish secure tenancies, delivery of notices by social landlords and converting assured tenancies into private residential tenancies.
11.Part 5 makes provision about homelessness prevention including duties of relevant bodies, assessment of housing support services, supporting tenants affected by domestic abuse, and reports on the use of Housing First tenancies.
12.Part 6 makes provision about other housing matters including mobile homes, reviews and appeals in relation to decisions of the Scottish Housing Regulator, property factors, managers of related properties, fuel poverty, disclosure of information to the new homes ombudsman, council tax, transfer of funds to housing revenue accounts of local authorities, and housing emergencies.
13.Part 7 makes provision about assessing the impact of the 2025 Act on rural and island communities.
14.Part 8 makes provision about commencement and other ancillary matters.
