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To require, for example, the tenant’s notice to specify the date of removal might act as a trap, which could render tenant’s notices potentially invalid.
The former Deputy First Minister undertook a visit in December 2022 and the Minister for Housing visited the MTIS project in July 2023 in Westerhailes to understand the scope of the works being undertaken.
That meant that the landlord had to show that they had not received payments from the tenant. The tenant had to agree with that and explain why they had not paid their rent.
In the late 19th Century over 90% of farms in Scotland were tenanted. In 2020, however, of the total number of agricultural holdings in Scotland, 31% were tenanted.
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Date published:
14 November 2024
Under existing legislation all joint tenants must agree to give notice to end the tenancy, meaning that some tenants can become trapped in their tenancy.