Landlord registration in Scotland: three years on
By: Shelter Scotland Published: April 2009
A report detailing findings on the effectiveness of Scotland's Landlord Registration Scheme to register all private landlords and agents in the three years since it was implemented.
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Summary
This report is about the effectiveness of the landlord registration scheme to register all private landlords and agents, three years after the scheme went live. It is based on responses made to Shelter supporters and Shelter directly by local authorities and seeks to assess whether the scheme is achieving its aim of weeding out or improving the practice of the worst landlords.
We found that there were a number of examples of ways in which landlord registration has been used as impetus for improving private renting, however there are also many concerns.
We conclude that landlord registration is not yet fulfilling the expectations placed upon it; indeed, that it may not be able to do so. Finally we make recommendations to both the Scottish Government and local authorities on what could be done to improve the situation.
