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She stressed the need for landlords to be flexible to their tenants:
This is a time for all landlords – whether in social or private sector – to be flexible and adaptable to their tenants at a time of both national crisis and possibly personal crisis.
The purpose of the Bill was to improve the position of tied pub tenants by requiring the establishment of a Scottish Pub Code to govern the relationship between pub-owning businesses and their tied tenants and ensure the appointment of a Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator to apply the code.
This helps to ensure that a fair balance between landlords’ and tenants’ rights can be maintained. The Scottish Government has been actively engaging with both landlords and tenants to shape the legislative changes to be introduced through a Housing Bill.
I am happy to discuss with members what might be necessary to ensure that tenants have enough time to challenge the increase but in a way that does not create undue uncertainty for tenants and landlords".
Resumption
Resumption is where a landlord takes back land forming part of a tenant's holding. To take back the whole holding, a "notice to quit" must be served.
Panel members were recruited via a range of relevant organisations with links to tenants and landlords. In total there were 91 landlords and 37 tenants who applied to take part.