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Help with renting

Advice for students

If you are renting accommodation, your rights will vary depending on the type of accommodation you are living.

If you are renting from a private landlord or letting agency, and your tenancy started on or after 1 December 2017, you will probably have a private residential tenancy (sometimes called a PRT). A PRT does not have an end date.

Most private landlords must be on a council register. . Your landlord has legal responsibilities which include

  • giving you a tenancy agreement and notes that explain the agreement. They cannot put anything in a tenancy agreement that takes away your rights.
  • paying the tenancy deposit into a deposit protection scheme and sending you details within 30 days of your tenancy starting
  • being responsible for most repairs to the property you live in
  • making sure the property has interlinked fire alarms
  • providing gas and electrical safety certificates.

Your rights may be different if you

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Where to get help and advice

Shelter Scotland has some excellent information and guidance on landlords, your rights and how to complain