Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Scotland Bill
The Bill makes changes to the law by:
- temporarily restricting landlords from increasing the amount of rent they can charge on residential tenancies
- temporarily placing certain restrictions on evictions from residential tenancies
- allowing for Scottish Ministers to make regulations about matters a rent officer or a First-Tier Tribunal must consider in determining rent.
The Bill was passed on 06 October 2022 and became an Act on 27 October 2022
Contents
Introduced
The Scottish Government introduces the Bill and accompanying documents to the Parliament which publishes the Bill.
The Bill was introduced on 03 October 2022
Bill as introduced
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill as introduced (2MB, pdf) posted 03 October 2022
Financial resolution
The Presiding Officer has decided under Rule 9.12 of Standing Orders that a financial resolution is required for this Bill.
Crown consent
This Bill requires Crown consent. It is expected that this consent will be signified at Stage 3.
Related information from the Scottish Government on the bill
Explanatory Notes
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill explanatory notes (182KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2022
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill explanatory notes (print version) (245KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2022
Explanation of the Bill
Policy Memorandum
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill policy memorandum (280KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2022
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill policy memorandum (print version) (271KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2022
Why the Bill is being introduced
Financial Memorandum
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill financial memorandum (184KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2022
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill financial memorandum (print version) (176KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2022
How much the Bill is likely to cost
Delegated Powers Memorandum
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill delegated powers memorandum (202KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2022
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill delegated powers memorandum (print version) (269KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2022
Information on the powers the Bill gives the Scottish Ministers and others to make “secondary legislation” (usually regulations) and to the Scottish Ministers (such as to make guidance).
Statements on Legislative Competence
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill legislative competence statements (109KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2022
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill legislative competence statements (print version) (160KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2022
Statements on whether the Bill is within the Parliament’s “legislative competence” (if the Parliament has the power to make the changes to the law proposed by the Bill).