During the evidence session, the Minister provided clarity on a number of issues raised by Committee Members, including that-
he had written to every tenant in the private rented sector in Scotland on their rights in relation to hearings by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber);
the Scottish Government would monitor the impact of the regulations;
representatives of private rented sector tenants had been consulted on the regulations;
he had sought the views from stakeholders across the public sector, and had seen anecdotal evidence, which he believed showed that pre-action protocols prevented evictions; and
that he would be willing to consider solutions for individual cases where landlords have been prevented from carrying out work to their properties as a result of restrictions against evictions.