If your tenancy started BEFORE 01 December 2017, you are likely to have an Assured or Short Assured tenancy.

Your landlord must have given you a Tenant Information Pack which sets out important information about:

• Your tenancy
• Information about the property
• Information about your landlord
• Responsibilities of tenants and landlords

Any Assured or Short Assured tenancy will continue to run until ended by either the landlord or the tenant.

If your tenancy started AFTER 01 December 2017, you would have been given the new Private Residential Tenancy. Important tenancy information, including the rights and responsibilities of you and your landlord are detailed in the easy read notes which are provided along with the tenancy agreement.

More information on private renting is available at Renters Rights, on the Scottish Government's website and Shelter Scotland.

Our Frequently asked questions section has additional important information about renting privately. Please contact the Private Sector Team (see contact details below) if you are unsure or need advice. 

If you share your property with 3 or more people who are not related, you should be letting a House in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). HMO landlords must have a licence from their Local Authority. HMO licensing falls within the remit of our Licensing section. Further information on HMO licensing is available from Scottish Government and Shelter Scotland. Please contact our Licensing Section (see contact details below) if you need any advice. 

There are also short-term let arrangements which cover the following situations:

• letting a second home, or 
• letting all or part of someone's own home when they are either absent or still living there. This includes sharing a house, renting a room as well as bed and breakfast/guest house accommodation. 

If not excluded, short term lets should be licensed by the Local authority. The short-term lets scheme falls within the remit of our Licensing Section - see Licensing: Short-term lets for further information. Please contact our Licensing Section (see contact details below) if you need any advice.