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Rent Forms and Guidance

This page contains links to useful information and downloadable forms and guidance, arranged by tenancy type.

At the same time as making an application, you can make a request for service by advertisement if the address of the other party is unknown. The form and guidance note are provided below:

Request for Service by Advertisement

Guidance on requests for service by advertisement

If you have any specific requirements for attendance at, and participation in, a Case Management Discussion or Hearing please complete and return this questionnaire with your application form:

Inclusive provision questionnaire

Privacy Note

Private Residential Tenancies entered into on or after 1 December 2017

Statutory Forms for use by landlords and tenants

The statutory forms are contained within The Private Residential Tenancies (Prescribed Notices and Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2017(link is external) and include the following forms which may be required to be produced when a rent or terms application is made to the tribunal:

  • Notice of a tenant’s intention to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal to draw up terms or sanction failure to provide information
  • Rent-increase notice
  • Referral to a rent officer to determine the rent

Other statutory guidance documents are available from these links:

Model Tenancy Agreement(link is external)

Easy Read Notes for the Scottish Government Model Private Residential Tenancy Agreement(link is external)

Private Residential Tenancy Statutory Terms Supporting Notes(link is external)

Scottish Government pages for tenants and landlords of private residentital tenancies:

tenants(link is external)

landlords(link is external)

Application forms and guidance notes for applying to the Tribunal:

 

Notes on Completing Form D

 

Notes on Completing Form H

 

Legislation:

The relevant legislation in relation to Private Residential Tenancies is listed below:

Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016(link is external)

The Private Residential Tenancies (Prescribed Notices and Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2017(link is external)

The Private Residential Tenancies (Information for Determining Rents and Fees for Copies of Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2017(link is external)

The Private Residential Tenancies (Information for Tenants) (Scotland) Regulations 2017(link is external)

The Private Residential Tenancies (Statutory Terms) (Scotland) Regulations 2017(link is external)

Assured and Short Assured tenancies and occupancy agreements entered into on or after 2 Jan 1989 and up to 30 November 2017

Statutory Forms for use by a tenant or landlord

New versions of the AT forms with minor amendments are available from the Scottish Government website here(link is external) These amendments are in force from 1 December 2017 in terms of the Rent Regulation and Assured Tenancies (Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 linked below.

Legislation

Relevant legislation in relation to Assured tenancy referrals is listed below:

Housing (Scotland) Act 1988(link is external)

The Rent Regulation and Assured Tenancies (Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2017(link is external)

Regulated tenancies and occupancy agreements entered into before 2 Jan 1989

Legislation

Relevant legislation in relation to Regulated tenancy referrals is listed below:

Rent (Scotland) Act 1984(link is external)

The Rent Regulation and Assured Tenancies (Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2017(link is external)