Section 17B Prospective landlords’ duty to include information about property in advertisements: exempt propertyF1

(1)

Subsection (2) applies where a person—

(a)

is proposing to let a property that is an exempt property in a rent control area on an agreement that may give rise to a private residential tenancy, and

(b)

is communicating with another person by way of advertisement in writing with a view to entering into such an agreement.

(2)

The person must include in the advertisement—

(a)

a statement that the property is an exempt property,

(b)

information about the manner in which the property has been confirmed, in accordance with regulations under section 17D(1), as being an exempt property, and

(c)

any number (including a registration number) associated with the confirmation of the property as an exempt property.

(3)

In this section—

“advertisement” has the same meaning as in section 17A,
“exempt property” has the meaning given by section 17D(1).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 17B inserted (for the purposes of an advertisement placed on or after 1.4.2026) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 13), ss. 22(3), 86(2); S.S.I. 2026/115, reg. 2(1)(5), sch. Pt. 1

Notes on Information about rent to be included in advertisements

Textual amendments

F1: S. 17A and cross-heading inserted (for the purposes of an advertisement placed on or after 1.4.2026) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 13), ss. 22(2), 86(2); S.S.I. 2026/115, reg. 2(1)(5), sch. Pt. 1