Question reference: S6W-01695
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many property factors have been registered, as required by the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011, in each year since 2011, broken down by (a) those remaining on the register, (b) those who have been newly admitted to the register, and (c) those who have been removed from the register.
Answer
The information requested is contained in the following table:
Year (See Note 1) | Number registered | Number remaining on register | Number newly admitted to register | Number removed from register (See Note 2) |
2011 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2012 | 242 | N/A | 242 | 0 |
2013 | 326 | 242 | 84 | 0 |
2014 | 365 | 326 | 39 | 0 |
2015 | 381 | 365 | 36 | 20 |
2016 | 384 | 381 | 41 | 38 |
2017 | 403 | 384 | 38 | 19 |
2018 | 404 | 403 | 25 | 24 |
2019 | 387 | 404 | 27 | 44 |
2020 | 393 | 387 | 22 | 16 |
Note 1:
The register of property factors opened in October 2012 so no registration data is available for 2011.
Note 2:
The Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011, allows that a property factor can be removed from the register for the following reasons:
- under section 4(7) (a) - where registrations are removed as no further application is received before expiry of the previous registration.
- under section 8(1) - for no longer being a fit and proper person or failing to demonstrate compliance with:
o the property factor code of conduct, or
o any property factor enforcement order.
- under section 8(1) - for no longer being a fit and proper person as they are no longer a legal entity (technical removal).
Property Factors are required to apply for renewal of their registration every 3 years and a register entry must be removed if the factor does not submit an application to renew.