before the tenancy started you were not given an AT5 notice stating that your tenancy is a short assured tenancy Private residential tenancies came into force on 1 December 2017, so you cannot set up a new assured or short assured tenancy. However these forms must be used for assured tenancies which began before 1 December 2017. whether the rent covers services (gas or electricity) and who's responsible for paying council tax (usually the tenant) protection from frequent rent increases – your rent cannot go up more than once a year and you must get at least 3 months' notice of any increase Notice by landlord under section 17(2) proposing terms of a statutory assured tenancy different from the terms of the former tenancy

This procedure can only be used at 12-month intervals. It cannot be used within 12 months of the date a new increased rent took effect, either by virtue of a previous application of this procedure, or by agreement between landlord and tenant. Schedule 2 to this Act has effect for the purpose of making other amendments to the enactments specified in that Schedule consequential upon the abolition of the Scottish Special Housing Association and the establishment of Scottish Homes and for connected purposes.g) acquire land (including servitudes or other rights in or over land by the creation of new rights) compulsorily;

The Secretary of State may give Scottish Homes directions of a general or specific character as to the exercise of its general functions and powers and it shall be the duty of Scottish Homes to comply with any such directions. Scottish Ministers have temporarily set a cap on the maximum amount by which rent can be increased within a tenancy via the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022. This notice has been updated to take account of the permitted rate (also known as the 'rent cap') for the private rented sector. The rent cap is temporary and will remain in place until such time as it is suspended or expired.any other terms, like whether the tenant has to look after a garden, or whether they're allowed to keep a pet If you want to leave after an assured tenancy runs out, you have to give your landlord or letting agency notice. The notice period has to be at least: