The eviction ban ended on 31 March 2024. The ban meant that some evictions were delayed.

If your landlord wants to evict you they must still follow a strict process.

Check our advice on eviction

If you need help to prevent or delay an eviction, contact a Shelter Scotland adviser.

What the eviction ban meant

During the ban your landlord could still:

• send you a valid eviction notice

• get an eviction order from a court or tribunal

If the court or tribunal granted an eviction order, it would include the date when your landlord can use it to evict you. This must have been after 31 March 2024.

There were exceptions to the ban.

Who the ban applied to

The ban could have been applied if you rented from:

• a private landlord or letting agency

• the council or a housing association

• college or university halls or purpose built student accommodation

The ban did not apply if you lived with your landlord.

Exceptions to the eviction ban

You could still have been evicted during the ban if both of the following applied:

• your landlord gave you an eviction notice before 6 September 2022

• your landlord applied for an eviction order at the court or tribunal before 28 October 2022

Regardless of the above dates, you could also have been evicted during the ban if:

• you’d stopped living in the property

• you were being evicted for antisocial or criminal activity

• you'd ended your employment with your landlord

• you had 6 months rent arrears or more, if you rented from a private landlord or letting agent

• you had £2,250 rent arrears or more, if you had a social tenancy from the council or a housing association

• your home needed to be demolished or renovated, if you had a social tenancy from the council or a housing association

Your landlord had to try to help you before evicting you for rent arrears. The court or tribunal also had to consider whether it was reasonable to evict you.

We have guidance if:

• you’re dealing with rent arrears

• you’re being evicted for rent arrears

There were exceptions related to your landlord’s situation

If you rented from a private landlord and their finances were in trouble, you could also have been evicted during the ban. For example, if:

• they needed to move in or sell to avoid becoming homeless themselves

• your landlord’s mortgage lender had repossessed the property

If your private landlord lied on your eviction notice

If your landlord used misleading information to evict you, you can apply to the tribunal for a wrongful termination order. You could get up to 6 months’ rent in compensation.

To get compensation, all of the following must apply:

• you had a private residential tenancy

• you received a notice to leave

• you moved out of the property

Follow our guidance on going to the tribunal for a wrongful termination order.