32:
53:
100:
The provisions of the Act were considered by
Scottish Ministers to be necessary or proportionate in connection with the cost of living. The Act restricts landlords from increasing the amount of rent they shall charge on residential tenancies, restricts evictions from residential tenancies, and allows
161:
The
Scottish Government holds that the emergency legislation is necessary in order to urgently respond to the specific circumstances of the current cost crisis to support those who rent their homes. Households living in the rental sectors have less ability than owner occupiers to respond to the cost
108:
The main provisions of the Act were set to expire at the end of 31 March 2023, however, this date was amended to 30 September 2023. This date of 30 September 2023 may be amended by
Scottish Ministers. The permitted rate of 3% rent increase was set for the duration of 1 April 2023 to 30 September
157:
on those living in the rented sector in
Scotland by introducing a rent freeze and a moratorium on evictions, along with increased damages for unlawful evictions. The stated intended effect is to protect tenants by stabilising their housing costs, to reduce impacts on the health and wellbeing of
140:
Private rents across all tenants in
Scotland have risen significantly in recent months, with reports indicating that annual rents have increased by 15.1% in Edinburgh, 13.0% in Glasgow and 4.4% in Aberdeen. Announcing the legislation, First Minister of Scotland
188:
and that the Act provides some relief, while also noting that rents prior to the freeze were already unaffordable, thus necessitating maintaining the Act in force until the
Scottish Government enacts rent controls which return rents to affordable levels.
101:
Scottish
Ministers to make regulations about matters a rent officer or a First-Tier Tribunal must consider in determining rent. The permitted rate of 0% rent increase from 6 September 2022 is defined within the meaning of section 24A(1) of the
168:
The
Scottish Government expressed that significant increases are expected in fuel poverty rates, particularly in the private and social rented sectors, with around half of households in these sectors being in fuel poverty despite the
158:
tenants caused by being evicted and/or made homeless by giving them more time to find accommodation, and to seek to avoid tenants being evicted from the rented sector by a landlord wanting to raise rents.
185:
154:
118:
322:
317:
165:
The legislation has a reporting requirement in order to demonstrate regularly the need for provisions to continue based on evidence at the relevant time.
244:
259:
92:
The Act freezes rents and establishes a moratorium on evictions for both the private rented and social sectors until at least 31 March 2023.
203:
has called for similar changes to be enacted in
England. Reports indicate that rent increases of up to 50% have been observed in London.
170:
280:
86:
327:
126:
193:
184:, the tenants' union in Scotland, expressed that it is inappropriate for tenants to be sheltering landlords from the
239:
237:
235:
233:
102:
297:
200:
36:
275:
273:
121:
is an ongoing event starting in 2021, in which prices for essential goods and services in the
73:
223:
196:
John
Blackwood suggested that the Act may reduce the supply of housing currently available.
245:"Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill: business regulatory impact assessment"
142:
153:
The stated purpose of the Act is to respond to the situation caused by the impact of the
134:
122:
311:
162:
crisis because their housing costs, relative to their incomes, tend to be higher.
181:
130:
298:"Event: Building the Movement for a Rent Freeze -- 15th November 6:45--9 PM"
292:
290:
58:
145:
described pressures on household budgets as a humanitarian emergency.
173:
and despite such forms of mitigation as grants and support payments.
281:"The Scottish Parliament Passes the Rent Freeze and Eviction Ban!"
218:
216:
260:"Nicola Sturgeon announces rent freeze for tenants in Scotland"
137:
is currently the most affected of advanced economies.
83:
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022
20:
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022
72:
65:
43:
8:
19:
89:which came into force on 27 October 2022.
18:
323:Housing legislation in the United Kingdom
212:
74:Text of statute as originally enacted
7:
318:Acts of the Scottish Parliament 2022
119:United Kingdom cost of living crisis
258:Brooks, Libby (6 September 2022).
224:"Protections for tenants extended"
14:
194:Scottish Association of Landlords
51:
30:
87:Act of the Scottish Parliament
25:Act of the Scottish Parliament
1:
125:began increasing faster than
192:The chief executive of the
103:Housing (Scotland) Act 2001
67:Status: Current legislation
344:
16:United Kingdom legislation
129:, resulting in a fall in
29:
24:
45:Territorial extent
171:Energy Price Guarantee
186:cost of living crisis
201:London Renters Union
328:Housing in Scotland
37:Scottish Parliament
21:
300:. 2 November 2022.
226:. 19 January 2023.
283:. 6 October 2022.
247:. 4 October 2022.
127:household incomes
79:
78:
335:
302:
301:
294:
285:
284:
277:
268:
267:
255:
249:
248:
241:
228:
227:
220:
61:
57:
55:
54:
46:
34:
33:
22:
343:
342:
338:
337:
336:
334:
333:
332:
308:
307:
306:
305:
296:
295:
288:
279:
278:
271:
257:
256:
252:
243:
242:
231:
222:
221:
214:
209:
179:
151:
143:Nicola Sturgeon
115:
98:
68:
52:
50:
49:
44:
39:
31:
17:
12:
11:
5:
341:
339:
331:
330:
325:
320:
310:
309:
304:
303:
286:
269:
250:
229:
211:
210:
208:
205:
178:
175:
150:
147:
135:cost of living
123:United Kingdom
114:
111:
97:
94:
77:
76:
70:
69:
66:
63:
62:
47:
41:
40:
35:
27:
26:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
340:
329:
326:
324:
321:
319:
316:
315:
313:
299:
293:
291:
287:
282:
276:
274:
270:
265:
261:
254:
251:
246:
240:
238:
236:
234:
230:
225:
219:
217:
213:
206:
204:
202:
197:
195:
190:
187:
183:
176:
174:
172:
166:
163:
159:
156:
148:
146:
144:
138:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
112:
110:
106:
104:
95:
93:
90:
88:
84:
75:
71:
64:
60:
48:
42:
38:
28:
23:
264:The Guardian
263:
253:
198:
191:
180:
167:
164:
160:
152:
139:
131:real incomes
116:
107:
99:
91:
82:
80:
182:Living Rent
155:cost crisis
312:Categories
207:References
113:Background
177:Reactions
133:. The UK
59:Scotland
149:Purpose
96:Summary
109:2023.
85:is an
56:
199:The
117:The
81:The
314::
289:^
272:^
262:.
232:^
215:^
105:.
266:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.