New Housing (Scotland) Bill
21st January 2010
The Scottish Parliament's Local Government and Communities Committee requests consultation on the new Housing (Scotland) Bill.
The primary aims of the bill are:-
‘To improve the value that social housing delivers for tenants and taxpayers, to safeguard the supply of that housing for the benefits of future generations of tenants, and to improve conditions in private housing’.
By:-
- Modernising the regime for regulating social landlords;
- Reforming the Right to Buy social housing;
- Amending the law on registering private landlords, licensing homes in multiple occupation;
- Addressing disrepair in private housing.
Written submissions should be lodged by 4 March 2010.