Housing (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum
Overview
The Bill has 7 Parts.
Part 1 makes provision about rent including the designation of rent control areas.
Part 2 makes provision about dealing with evictions, including duties to consider delaying evictions and the amount of damages for unlawful evictions.
Part 3 makes provision about residential tenants keeping pets and making changes to let property.
Part 4 makes provision about other matters relating to tenants including unclaimed tenancy deposits, registration of letting agents, ending joint tenancies, delivery of notices by social landlords and converting assured tenancies into private residential tenancies.
Part 5 makes provision about homelessness prevention including duties of relevant bodies, assessment of housing support services and supporting tenants affected by domestic abuse.
Part 6 makes provision about other housing matters including mobile homes, fuel poverty and disclosure of information to the new homes ombudsman.
Part 7 makes provision about commencement and other ancillary matters.
Financial Memorandum
As with all Bills, the Finance and Public Administration Committee invites written evidence on the estimated financial implications of the Bill as set out in its accompanying Financial Memorandum (FM).
Read the FM for this Bill: Financial Memorandum.
Your Views
The Committee is seeking views on the Bill's Financial Memorandum. The closing date to submit your views is 4 June 2024.
Read the call for views and submit your response on Citizen Space.