Part 1

Rent
Chapter 1

Designation of rent control areas

Ministerial guidance on local authority assessments and reports

Ministerial guidance on reports following assessments of rent conditions
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1
The Scottish Ministers must issue guidance to local authorities about reports to be prepared under section 1(1), 3(6) or (7), or 5(2).
2
The first guidance about reports to be prepared under each of the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) must be issued within the period of 9 months beginning with the day on which the provision in question comes into force.
3
Guidance under subsection (1) may, in particular, include provision about—
a
the form in which a report is to be prepared,
b
the information to be included in a report, including—
i
the reasons for recommending the designation of an area as a rent control area,
ii
any documents to be submitted with the report,
c
the anonymising of—
i
information to be included in the report,
ii
documents to be submitted with the report,
d
matters to be considered by local authorities in deciding whether to recommend the designation of an area as a rent control area,
e
the identification of such an area with reference to a plan,
f
any other criteria or thresholds applying to a recommendation to designate an area as a rent control area.
4
Before issuing guidance under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must consult—
a
local authorities, and
b
persons who appear to them to represent the interests of tenants and landlords.
5
The requirement to consult under subsection (4) may be met by consultation carried out before this section comes into force.
6
The Scottish Ministers must publish guidance issued under subsection (1) in such manner as they consider appropriate.
7
In preparing and submitting a report mentioned in subsection (1), a local authority must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers under that subsection.