Consumer Focus Scotland welcomes the opportunity to provide written evidence on the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Bill to the Local Government and Communities Committee.
We are supportive of the general principles of the Bill which are to “improve standards of service for consumers in private rented housing and enable continued sustainable growth in the sector”. We are pleased that the Bill includes a number of proposals to improve communication between tenants and landlords and to enhance the information provided to tenants at different stages of their tenancy. In particular, we believe that giving landlords a statutory requirement to provide tenants with a standard information pack at the beginning of a tenancy, thus giving tenants essential information about a wide range of important issues, will bring significant benefits for consumers in this sector.
Publications
Written Evidence to the Local Government and Communities Committee on the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Bill
Published: 16 November 2010