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.
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.
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.
Reception The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations supported the end to the right to buy.
Mary Fee, a Labour MSP, described the legislation as a "missed opportunity".
Implementation The end to the right to buy was implemented in 2016.
The changes to assignation took effect in November 2019.
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