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
Stage 2 - Changes to detail
MSPs can propose changes (“amendments”) to the Bill. The amendments are considered and decided on by a committee.
The Bill ended Stage 2 on 05 October 2022
Emergency Bill
At Stage 2, an Emergency Bill shall be taken by a Committee of the Whole Parliament.
Committee of the Whole Parliament
Documents with the amendments considered at the meeting held on 5 October 2022.
Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 (761KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2022
Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 (213KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2022
Meeting on 5 October 2022
Read the Minutes of Proceedings (118KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2022
Bill as amended at Stage 2
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill as amended at stage 2 (2MB, pdf) posted 05 October 2022