Housing (Scotland) Act 2014
| Act of the Scottish Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about housing, including provision about the abolition of the right to buy, social housing, the law affecting private housing, the regulation of letting agents and the licensing of sites for mobile homes. |
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| Citation | 2014 asp 14 |
| Introduced by | Nicola Sturgeon MSP[1] |
| Territorial extent |  Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 August 2014[1] |
| Commencement | various[b] |
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Status: Amended | |
| History of passage through the Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14) is an act of the Scottish Parliament.
Provisions
Right to buy
The act abolished the right to buy.[2]
Assignation and sub-letting
The act required tenants to seek their landlords' permission to be able to pass their tenancy to someone else, known as assignation.[3]
Improving standards in rented accommodation
The act allows local authorities to establish "enhanced enforcement areas" where they have a right of entry to rented properties where there have been complaints relating to the way that they are being managed.[4]
Reception
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations supported the end to the right to buy.[2]
Mary Fee, a Labour MSP, described the legislation as a "missed opportunity".[5]
Implementation
The end to the right to buy was implemented in 2016.[2]
The changes to assignation took effect in November 2019.[3]
Notes
References
- 1 2 "Housing (Scotland) Bill [2013]". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Housing bodies welcome end of Right to Buy in Scotland". BBC News. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Changes to Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 - What social landlords need to know". Brodies LLP. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Glasgow City Council given new powers to tackle slum housing". BBC News. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "MSPs pass the Housing Bill and abolish right-to-buy". BBC News. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2026.