Housing to 2040, our first national strategy and route map, aims to deliver our ambition for everyone to have a safe, good quality and affordable home that meets their needs in the place they want to be. This will be supported by making changes to improve the way the rented sectors operate.
Our A New Deal for Tenants: Draft Rented Sector Strategy, published in December 2021, sought views on a number of proposals for changes to improve the way the rented sectors in Scotland work. An analysis of consultation responses was published in August 2022.
Following this consultation, a number of these proposals are being progressed further. Some are for the private rented sector (PRS) only, some only for the social rented sector (SRS) and some for both sectors. You can read the stakeholder paper for further information on the following proposals being considered and which sector they would affect:
The paper provides some helpful background for tenants and landlords who wish to respond to the Scottish Government’s Landlord and Tenant Engagement Questionnaire on Rented Sector Reform, which is asking for views on some of the details of the proposals being looked at. You may find it useful to read or refer to while responding.
As you complete your response, each page will provide the option to 'Save and come back later' at the bottom. This means you can save your progress and return to the consultation at any time before it closes. If you don't use this feature and leave the questionnnaire midway through, your response will be lost.
Once you have submitted your response, you can enter your email address to get a pdf copy of your answers sent to you.
After the questionnaire has closed there will be a few months delay before any responses are published. This is because we must check any responses to be published abide by our Terms of Use. Due to the large number of responses we expect to receive we only plan to publish organisational responses.
A analysis report will usually be published some months after the questionnaire has closed. This report will summarise the findings based on all responses submitted. It will be published on the Scottish Government website and you may be notified about it if you choose to share your email address with us.
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