The Scottish Government has recently published updated versions of the model Private Residential Tenancy Agreement, Easy Read Notes, and Statutory Terms Supporting Notes. This update takes account of changes to data protection laws, as well as other minor edits and clarifications.

The new versions should be used going forward.

You can access the updated information at the Scottish Government's website links below.

Model Tenancy Agreement:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-model-private-residential-tenancy-agreement/

Easy Read Notes:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/easy-read-notes-scottish-government-model-private-residential-tenancy-agreement/

Statutory Terms Supporting Notes:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-residential-tenancy-statutory-terms-supporting-notes-essential-housing-information/

The downloadable output of the Scottish Government's model tenancy agreement tool has also been updated with these changes.

The Model Tenancy Agreement tool can be found here:

https://www.mygov.scot/tenancy-agreement-scotland/

If you would like any advice or assistance with the new Private Residential Tenancy Agreement, don't hesitate to get in touch with our private rented sector team.