October
2000 – Mandatory Licensing of HMO (Definition - Houses in Multiple Occupation - property rented to 3 or more unrelated individuals).
30th
April 2006 – Landlord Registration - All private landlords letting properties in Scotland
must have applied for registration in the register of landlords.
The aim of Landlord
Registration is to ensure that all private landlords in Scotland are " fit and proper " to be letting residential property.
The registration will help the local authorities remove disreputable landlords from the market and protect tenants and their
neighbours from antisocial behaviour and mismanaged property on the wider community.
1st
August 2007 – Dundee City Council – HMO Licences – Legislation changed, Landlords are not allowed
to operate a property as an HMO until after a licence has been granted.
3rd
September 2007 – Repairing Standard & Private Rented Housing Panel introduced as part of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006. – Landlords have a responsibility at the start of a tenancy to inform tenants about the effect this
will have on their tenancy agreement.
January
2009 – Energy Performance Certificates – All new tenancies will need to be accompanied with a current EPC from Jan 2009.
