Question reference: S5O-01563
- Asked by: Ben Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 29 November 2017
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 December 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it is communicating with landlords and tenants regarding the new private residential tenancy, which was introduced on 1 December 2017.
Answer
The Scottish Government is working in partnership with Shelter Scotland and the Scottish Association of Landlords on a comprehensive awareness raising campaign to ensure everyone involved in private renting, from tenants and landlords to letting agents and housing professionals, understand their new rights and responsibilities. In the longer term we will continue to raise awareness to ensure that landlords re-letting their property using a Private Residential Tenancy for the first time and tenants starting a new tenancy in the future are aware of their rights and are able to access clear information.