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Assured tenancies—rents and other terms
24A.Consideration of notice to increase rent by rent officer
24B.Right of appeal to First-tier Tribunal against order of rent officer
24C.First-tier Tribunal’s power to set rent subject to permitted rate
24E.Landlord application to rent officer to increase rent above permitted rate
24F.Rent officer’s power to apply rent increase above permitted rate
24H.Withdrawal or dismissal of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal
24J.Powers to adjust maximum amount of increased costs by which rent may be increased
25B.Determination of rent by the First-tier Tribunal where section 25A applies
Assured tenancies—miscellaneous
28. Effect of termination of tenancy on sub-tenancies which are or are under assured tenancies.
30. Duty of landlord under assured tenancy to provide written tenancy document and weekly rent book.
30B.Duty of landlord to provide certain information: further provision
31A.Succession after the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 comes into force
Power to repeal sections 33 and 58 of Rent (Scotland) Act 1984
Phasing out of Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 and other transitional provisions
Part IV Miscellaneous and General
65.“Cost floor” limit on discount on price of house purchased by secure tenant.
66. Schemes for payments to assist local authority tenants to obtain other accommodation.
67. Abolition and capitalisation of certain subsidies and contributions.
68. Abolition of local authority’s power to refer Part VII contracts to the First-tier Tribunal
69. Exclusion of SSHA, development corporations and co-operative housing associations from rent limitation under Part VI of Rent (Scotland) Act 1984.
70. Rent officers: additional functions relating to housing benefit etc.
71. Power of development corporations to dispose of housing land.
72. Amendments to the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 and other enactments and repeals.
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
Amendments Consequential on Establishing of Scottish Homes and Abolition of SSHA
Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 c. 26.
8.For section 23 (compulsory purchase of land by SSHA) there...
10.In section 194 (grants payable to SSHA and development corporations)—...
11.Section 196 (advances to SSHA for provision or improvement of...
12.In section 202(7) (power of Secretary of State to reduce...
13.In section 216(1) (house loans to tenants exercising right to...
14.In section 276 (repurchase by authority other than local authority)...
15.In Schedule 12 (termination of exchequer payments) in paragraph 2,...
Tenancies which cannot be Assured Tenancies
Grounds for Possession of Houses let on Assured Tenancies
Part I Certain grounds on which First-tier Tribunal may order possession
For the purposes of this Ground, the acceptance by the...
Part II Further grounds on which First-tier Tribunal may order possession
In this Ground, “the common parts” means any part of...
In this Ground “ anti-social ”, in relation to an...
For the purposes of this ground, at a time when...
Part III Suitable Alternative Accommodation
2.Where no such certificate as is mentioned in paragraph 1...
3.(1) For the purposes of paragraph 2 above, the relevant...
4.Accommodation shall not be deemed to be suitable to the...
6.Local authorities, development corporations and Scottish Homes may, for the...
7.In this Part of this Schedule “local authority” means an...
Housing (Scotland) Act 1987—Amendments connected with Consolidation
3.In section 114 (closing order) in subsection (5) after the...
5.In section 139 (penalty for causing or permitting overcrowding) in...
6.In section 151 (interpretation of Part VII) in subsection (2)...
7.In section 173 (warrant to authorise entry) in subsection (5)(a)...
8.In section 179 (general effect of control order) in subsection...
9.In section 200 (slum clearance subsidy) in subsection (2) for...
17.In section 254 (exchequer contributions towards certain grants) in each...
18.In section 255 (exchequer contributions in respect of amenities) in...
19.In section 268 (notice of determination) in subsection (4) for...
20.In section 276 (repurchase by authority other than local authority),...
21.In section 281 (effect of repurchase on certain existing tenancies)...
22.In section 282 (grant of tenancy to former owner-occupier) in...
23.In section 283 (grant of tenancy to former statutory tenant)...
24.In section 285 (request for tenancy under sections 282 or...
25.In section 296 (contributions by Secretary of State) in subsection...
26.In section 299 (jurisdiction of sheriff) in subsection (2)(b) for...
27.In section 338 (interpretation) in the definition of “standard amenities”...
28.In Schedule 7 (application of enactments) in paragraph 13—
29.In Schedule 20 (assistance by way of repurchase) in paragraph...
Housing (Scotland) Act 1987— Minor Amendments
1.In section 61 (secure tenant’s right to purchase) after subsection...
2.In section 62 (price of house being purchased by secure...
3.In section 151 (interpretation of Part VII) in the definition...
4.In section 191 (housing support grants: fixing of aggregate amount)...
5.In section 192 (apportionment of housing support grants) in subsection...
8.In section 255 (exchequer contributions in respect of amenities) in...
9.In Schedule 10 (landlord’s repairing obligations)— (a) for paragraph 1(1)...
10.In Schedule 15 (housing revenue account) in paragraph 9(2) for...
Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981 c. 59.
Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 c. 26.
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11.In section 64(7) (circumstances where prohibition of landlord’s option to...
13.In section 128 (recovery of possession of house to which...
14.In section 145 (recovery of possession of overcrowded house that...
15.In section 177 (statutory tenant to be regarded as lessee...
16.In section 180 (effect of control order), in subsection (4)—...
17.In section 207 (local authority’s duty to keep slum clearance...
18.In section 311 (interpretation of sections 308 to 310), in...
19.In section 328 (duty to inform tenant of assignation of...
20.In section 338 (interpretation), in subsection (1) in the definition...
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