Housing (Scotland) Bill Call for Views

The questions in the in the survey are listed as below. If you are looking to answer questions 

General

Q1. To what extent do you agree that the measures in the Bill meet the Scottish Government’s stated policy objectives?

Q2. What are your main reasons for your views on Q1? (please note we have asked more detailed questions on the Bill below)

Rent

Q3. Do you support the proposals in Part 1 of the Bill allowing rent control areas to be designated?

Q4. Do you have any further comments to make on Part 1 of the Bill dealing with rent for private tenants?

Evictions

Q5. What are your views on Part 2 of the Bill that deals with evictions?

Keeping pets and making changes to let property

Q6. Do you support the proposals in Part 3 of the Bill to strengthen the rights of tenants to keep pets and make changes to let property?

Q7. Do you have any further comments to make on Part 3 of the Bill dealing with keeping pets and making changes to let property?

Joint tenancies

Q8. What are your views on Part 4 of the Bill that deals with how joint private residential tenancies can be ended?

Homelessness prevention and domestic abuse

Q9: Overall, do you support the Bill’s proposals in Part 5 of the Bill that
deal with homelessness prevention?

Q10: What are your views on the ‘ask and act duty’ for relevant bodies in relation to preventing homelessness in Part 5 of the Bill?

Q11. What are your views on the requirement on councils to act sooner to prevent homelessness by taking reasonable steps in Part 5 of the Bill?

Domestic abuse

Q12. What are your views on the provisions in Part 5 of the Bill that relate to domestic abuse?

Mobile Homes

Q13. What are your views on the provisions in the Part 5 of the Bill relating to mobile homes pitch fees uprating?

Fuel poverty

Q14. What are your views on the provisions in Part 5 of the Bill relating to fuel poverty?

Other provisions in the bill and other comments

Q15. Do you have any additional comments on the other measures the Bill deals with or any other general comments?

Availability

Would you be interested and available to give evidence to either the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee or the Social Justice and Social Security Committee?