Housing (Scotland) Bill
The Bill makes changes in the law in relation to housing.
These changes cover protections for tenants, preventing homelessness, and other housing matters.
The Bill is at Stage 1
Contents
Stage 1 - General principles
Committees examine the Bill and gather views. They produce reports before MSPs debate the Bill in the Chamber. MSPs then decide on the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.
The Bill is at Stage 1
Committee Examination
The lead committee for this Bill is the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Your views
The Committee asked for written views on the Bill from organisations and individuals, to help it think about ways that could improve the proposed law, and if the draft Bill should be passed into law by the whole Parliament. The call for views closed on 17 May 2024.
SPICe has produced a summary of written submissions.
You can read the summary of written submissions (251KB, pdf) posted 06 June 2024
Timetable
The timetable that the committee followed while examining the Bill at Stage 1
Who spoke to the lead committee in the Parliament
MSPs met with people in committee meetings to discuss what the Bill will do.
Minutes of 16 April 2024 (in private)
Minutes of 28 May 2024 (in private)
Minutes of 4 June 2024
Minutes of 11 June 2024
Minutes of 18 June 2024
Minutes of 25 June 2024
Meeting on 4 June 2024
Correspondence
Committee correspondence sent and received while the Bill progressed through Parliament
Housing (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum - Letter of 25 June 2024
Letter from the Convener to the Minister for Housing of 25 June 2024
Minister for Housing - Housing (Scotland) Bill
Letter from the Minister for Housing providing further evidence on the Housing (Scotland) Bill, 24 June 2024
A submission from the Scottish Association of Landlords, 20 June 2024
Work by other committees
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting on 4 June 2024
Meeting on 25 June 2024
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting on 18 April 2024
Meeting on 6 June 2024
Lived experience engagement – facilitated by Crisis on 10 June 2024
Evidence session on 13 June 2024 (Read the Official Report)
Evidence session on 20 June 2024 (Read the Official Report)
Evidence session on 27 June 2024 (Read the Official Report)
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Committee report
The lead committee will publish its stage 1 report before the debate on the general principles of the Bill.