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Members indicated agreement.Pre-1989 Scottish Secure Tenants (Rights) (PE1743) Pre-1989 Scottish Secure Tenants (Rights) (PE1743) The next continued petition for consideration is PE1743, on amending the law to protect the rights of pre-1989 Scottish secure tenants.
The aim of the new private residential tenancy is to improve security, stability and predictability for tenants and provide appropriate safeguards for landlords, lenders and investors.
Let me be clear again that the only area of concern is with housing arrears that have arisen for tenants due to Covid. If a tenant is responsible for antisocial behaviour or criminality, that should not be included in a ban on evictions.
The study set out that whole-population screening would be likely to do more harm than good.The UK National Screening Committee’s draft recommendation is that population screening should not be recommended as a course of action.
The Committee also hosted an online engagement session specifically for tenant farmers. This session was designed to hear directly from a group directly affected by the proposed reforms who may not feel comfortable sharing views publicly due to sensitivities around some landlord-tenant relationships.