- a qualifying relative
means a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother or sister.
- a relevant conviction
means a conviction for an offence—
- a resident carer
means a person who provides, or has provided, care for—
- a wrongful-termination order
means an order requiring the person who was the landlord under the tenancy immediately before it ended to pay the person who made the application for the wrongful-termination order an amount determined by the First-tier Tribunal in accordance with subsections (1A) and (1B).
- advertisement
has the same meaning as in section 17A, • “exempt property” has the meaning given by section 17D(1).
- agricultural land
has the meaning given in section 115(1) of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984,
- assured tenancy
means an assured tenancy under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988, • “final rent”, in relation to a tenancy, means the amount that was payable in rent at the end of the tenancy, • “initial rent”, in relation to a tenancy, means the amount that is (or is to be) payable in rent at the start of the tenancy, • “previous rent increase”, in relation to a current tenancy, means— (a) a setting of the initial rent under the current tenancy that exceeds the final rent under the immediately preceding tenancy, or (b) a relevant rent increase.
- base rent
means the amount of rent that would have been payable from the start of the current tenancy had the rent been set in accordance with section 43G(2) or (3) (as the case may be), • “original effective date” means the date on which the rent would have been increased in accordance with section 43L(4) had the referral to the First-tier Tribunal not been made under section 43S(1), • “payment date” means a date on which a rent payment falls to be made in accordance with the terms of the current tenancy.
- benefits and welfare legislation
means— (a) the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, (b) the Jobseekers Act 1995, (c) the State Pension Credit Act 2002, (d) the Tax Credits Act 2002, (e) the Welfare Reform Act 2007, (f) the Welfare Reform Act 2012, (g) the Pensions Act 2014, (h) the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, • “child” means a person under the age of 18, • “prospective landlord” means a person who proposes to let a property on an agreement which may give rise to a private residential tenancy, • “prospective tenant” means a person seeking to find a property to rent, • “relevant person”, in relation to a property, means— (a) the prospective landlord, (b) a person acting or purporting to act directly or indirectly on behalf of the prospective landlord.
- benefits claimant
means a person who— (a) is entitled to payments (including payments made directly to a landlord) under or by virtue of benefits and welfare legislation, or (b) is entitled, by virtue of section 80 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, to a reduction in the amount of council tax payable in respect of the property on the basis of income or an entitlement to a payment mentioned in paragraph (a), • “benefits and welfare legislation” means— (a) the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, (b) the Jobseekers Act 1995, (c) the State Pension Credit Act 2002, (d) the Tax Credits Act 2002, (e) the Welfare Reform Act 2007, (f) the Welfare Reform Act 2012, (g) the Pensions Act 2014, (h) the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, • “child” means a person under the age of 18, • “prospective landlord” means a person who proposes to let a property on an agreement which may give rise to a private residential tenancy, • “prospective tenant” means a person seeking to find a property to rent, • “relevant person”, in relation to a property, means— (a) the prospective landlord, (b) a person acting or purporting to act directly or indirectly on behalf of the prospective
- charity
has the meaning given in section 106 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, and • “veteran” means a person who has served— (a) for at least one day in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces (regular and reserve), or (b) as a member of the Merchant Navy on a civilian vessel while supporting the Armed Forces.
- child
means a person under the age of 18, • “prospective landlord” means a person who proposes to let a property on an agreement which may give rise to a private residential tenancy, • “prospective tenant” means a person seeking to find a property to rent, • “relevant person”, in relation to a property, means— (a) the prospective landlord, (b) a person acting or purporting to act directly or indirectly on behalf of the prospective landlord.
- conduct
includes speech, • “course of conduct” means conduct on two or more occasions, • “harassment” is to be construed in accordance with section 8 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
- consumer prices index
means— (a) the all items consumer prices index published by the Statistics Board, or (b) if that index is not published for a month, any substituted index or figures published by the Board, • “CPI%” means the percentage increase or decrease (rounded to the nearest 0.1%) in the consumer prices index, calculated by reference only to— (a) the latest index, and (b) the index published for the month which was 12 months before that to which the latest index relates, • “the latest index”— (a) in a case of setting the initial rent under the current tenancy, means the last index published before the day on which the tenancy starts, (b) in a case of a rent-increase notice, means the last index published before the day on which the notice is given to the tenant.
- course of conduct
means conduct on two or more occasions, • “harassment” is to be construed in accordance with section 8 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
- eviction ground
means a ground named in schedule 3 on the basis of which an eviction order may be issued, • “eviction order” means an order issued under section 51, • “First-tier Tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, • “private residential tenancy” means a tenancy which is a private residential tenancy by virtue of section 1, • “rent” means any sums payable periodically by the tenant to the landlord in connection with the tenancy (and includes, for the avoidance of doubt, any sums payable in respect of services, repairs, maintenance or insurance), • “rent control area” means an area that is designated as a rent control area by regulations under section 9(1) of the 2025 Act, • “rent-increase notice”, except where stated otherwise, has— (a) in Chapter 2 of Part 4, the meaning given by section 22(1), (b) in Chapter 2 of Part 4A, the meaning given by section 43L(1). • “rent officer” has the meaning given by section 43 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984, • “statutory term” has the meaning given by section 7(1), • “tenancy” (the meaning of which is extended by section 4) includes sub-tenancy, • “tenant” includes sub-tenant.
- eviction order
means an order issued under section 51, • “First-tier Tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, • “private residential tenancy” means a tenancy which is a private residential tenancy by virtue of section 1, • “rent” means any sums payable periodically by the tenant to the landlord in connection with the tenancy (and includes, for the avoidance of doubt, any sums payable in respect of services, repairs, maintenance or insurance), • “rent control area” means an area that is designated as a rent control area by regulations under section 9(1) of the 2025 Act, • “rent-increase notice”, except where stated otherwise, has— (a) in Chapter 2 of Part 4, the meaning given by section 22(1), (b) in Chapter 2 of Part 4A, the meaning given by section 43L(1). • “rent officer” has the meaning given by section 43 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984, • “statutory term” has the meaning given by section 7(1), • “tenancy” (the meaning of which is extended by section 4) includes sub-tenancy, • “tenant” includes sub-tenant.
- exempt property
has the meaning given by section 17D(1).
- First-tier Tribunal
means the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, • “private residential tenancy” means a tenancy which is a private residential tenancy by virtue of section 1, • “rent” means any sums payable periodically by the tenant to the landlord in connection with the tenancy (and includes, for the avoidance of doubt, any sums payable in respect of services, repairs, maintenance or insurance), • “rent control area” means an area that is designated as a rent control area by regulations under section 9(1) of the 2025 Act, • “rent-increase notice”, except where stated otherwise, has— (a) in Chapter 2 of Part 4, the meaning given by section 22(1), (b) in Chapter 2 of Part 4A, the meaning given by section 43L(1). • “rent officer” has the meaning given by section 43 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984, • “statutory term” has the meaning given by section 7(1), • “tenancy” (the meaning of which is extended by section 4) includes sub-tenancy, • “tenant” includes sub-tenant.
- landlord
includes any person who has been a landlord under the tenancy.
- order maker
means— (a) in the case of the making of an order under section 43O(2) or (3), the rent officer, (b) in the case of the making of an order under section 43R(2) or (3), another rent officer, (c) in the case of the making of an order under section 43T(2)(b) or (4)(a) or (b), the First-tier Tribunal, • “the rent-increase notice” means the rent-increase notice that, as the case may be— (a) prompted the referral to the rent officer, (b) led to the request for review by another rent officer, or (c) led to the application to the First-tier Tribunal.
- original effective date
means the date on which the rent would have been increased in accordance with section 43L(4) had the referral to the rent officer not been made under section 43N(2), • “payment date” means a date on which a rent payment falls to be made in accordance with the terms of the current tenancy.
- payment date
means a date on which a rent payment falls to be made in accordance with the terms of the current tenancy.
- permitted rate
means the lower of—
- pet
means an animal kept by a person mainly for— (a) personal interest (including as regards its welfare, treatment or training), (b) companionship, (c) ornamental purposes, (d) any combination of paragraphs (a) to (c).
- prescribed
means prescribed by the Scottish Ministers in regulations.
- private residential tenancy
means a tenancy which is a private residential tenancy by virtue of section 1, • “rent” means any sums payable periodically by the tenant to the landlord in connection with the tenancy (and includes, for the avoidance of doubt, any sums payable in respect of services, repairs, maintenance or insurance), • “rent control area” means an area that is designated as a rent control area by regulations under section 9(1) of the 2025 Act, • “rent-increase notice”, except where stated otherwise, has— (a) in Chapter 2 of Part 4, the meaning given by section 22(1), (b) in Chapter 2 of Part 4A, the meaning given by section 43L(1). • “rent officer” has the meaning given by section 43 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984, • “statutory term” has the meaning given by section 7(1), • “tenancy” (the meaning of which is extended by section 4) includes sub-tenancy, • “tenant” includes sub-tenant.
- prospective landlord
means a person who proposes to let a property on an agreement which may give rise to a private residential tenancy, • “prospective tenant” means a person seeking to find a property to rent, • “relevant person”, in relation to a property, means— (a) the prospective landlord, (b) a person acting or purporting to act directly or indirectly on behalf of the prospective landlord.
- prospective tenant
means a person seeking to find a property to rent, • “relevant person”, in relation to a property, means— (a) the prospective landlord, (b) a person acting or purporting to act directly or indirectly on behalf of the prospective landlord.
- relevant agricultural tenancy
means a tenancy which falls within the definition given in the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 of—
- relevant anti-social behaviour
means behaviour which, if engaged in by the tenant, would entitle the Tribunal to issue an eviction order on the basis that the tenant has engaged in relevant anti-social behaviour.
- relevant sum
means— ((a)) the amount of one month’s rent payable under the tenancy, or ((b)) £840 if that is a higher amount, • “rent” means–– ((a)) the amount that was payable in rent under the tenancy immediately before it ended, or ((b)) in a case where two or more persons jointly were the tenant under the tenancy immediately before it ended, the amount mentioned in paragraph (a) divided by the number of persons who were at that time joint tenants under the tenancy.
- rent
means–– ((a)) the amount that was payable in rent under the tenancy immediately before it ended, or ((b)) in a case where two or more persons jointly were the tenant under the tenancy immediately before it ended, the amount mentioned in paragraph (a) divided by the number of persons who were at that time joint tenants under the tenancy.
- rent control area
means an area that is designated as a rent control area by regulations under section 9(1) of the 2025 Act, • “rent-increase notice”, except where stated otherwise, has— (a) in Chapter 2 of Part 4, the meaning given by section 22(1), (b) in Chapter 2 of Part 4A, the meaning given by section 43L(1). • “rent officer” has the meaning given by section 43 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984, • “statutory term” has the meaning given by section 7(1), • “tenancy” (the meaning of which is extended by section 4) includes sub-tenancy, • “tenant” includes sub-tenant.
- rent officer
has the meaning given by section 43 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984, • “statutory term” has the meaning given by section 7(1), • “tenancy” (the meaning of which is extended by section 4) includes sub-tenancy, • “tenant” includes sub-tenant.
- shared living accommodation
means property––
- statutory term
has the meaning given by section 7(1), • “tenancy” (the meaning of which is extended by section 4) includes sub-tenancy, • “tenant” includes sub-tenant.
- student
means a person who is pursuing a course of study provided by a body referred to in sub-paragraph (2).
- tenancy
(the meaning of which is extended by section 4) includes sub-tenancy, • “tenant” includes sub-tenant.
- tenant
includes sub-tenant.
- the 2025 Act
means the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025, • “eviction ground” means a ground named in schedule 3 on the basis of which an eviction order may be issued, • “eviction order” means an order issued under section 51, • “First-tier Tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, • “private residential tenancy” means a tenancy which is a private residential tenancy by virtue of section 1, • “rent” means any sums payable periodically by the tenant to the landlord in connection with the tenancy (and includes, for the avoidance of doubt, any sums payable in respect of services, repairs, maintenance or insurance), • “rent control area” means an area that is designated as a rent control area by regulations under section 9(1) of the 2025 Act, • “rent-increase notice”, except where stated otherwise, has— (a) in Chapter 2 of Part 4, the meaning given by section 22(1), (b) in Chapter 2 of Part 4A, the meaning given by section 43L(1). • “rent officer” has the meaning given by section 43 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984, • “statutory term” has the meaning given by section 7(1), • “tenancy” (the meaning of which is extended by section 4) includes sub-tenancy, • “tenant” includes sub-t
- the minimum notice period
means the period that—
- the relevant period
has the meaning given in section 54(2).
- the rent-increase notice
means the rent-increase notice that, as the case may be— (a) prompted the referral to the rent officer, (b) led to the request for review by another rent officer, or (c) led to the application to the First-tier Tribunal.