Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations introduce provisions for compensation for qualifying improvement work payable at the termination of a Scottish secure tenancy.
Regulation 3 prescribes qualifying improvement work with reference to the Schedule which details improvements that are to be regarded as qualifying improvements and the notional life of those improvements.
Regulation 4 prescribes the lower limit for compensation and specifies circumstances where no compensation is payable.
Regulation 5 provides a formula for calculating compensation and specifies the upper limit for compensation.
Regulation 6 sets out the procedure to be followed in relation to compensation claims.
Regulation 7 provides that a landlord can set off against compensation sums due to it by a qualifying person.
Regulation 8 sets out the procedures for review of decisions and allows a right of appeal to the sheriff.
These Regulations only apply in relation to improvement work begun after the Regulations come into effect.