Current status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered issuing additional guidance to local authorities in relation to the (a) purchase of (i) owner-occupier and (ii) private tenancy properties and (b) process of making these Scottish secure tenancies.
There are no current plans to issue additional guidance covering cases where an owner occupier wishes to sell their home to a local authority or a Registered Social Landlord and remain in it as a tenant in the social rented sector. These matters are covered in our operational procedures for local authorities and Registered Social Landlords on (a) the grant-funded element of the Affordable Housing Supply Programme and (b) the Mortgage to Rent scheme which is part of the Home Owners Support Fund.
In due course however, we intend to issue additional guidance to local authorities and Registered Social Landlords on the purchase of properties from landlords leaving the private rented sector with a tenant in situ through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme.