Evictions in Scotland

• Concentrates on the issues that arise most frequently in eviction cases
• Updated to cover changes to the law since the 2007 edition, with new chapters on tribunal procedure, eviction proceedings under the 2016 Act, and public law, human rights and Equality Act defences
• Written by an advocate with 20 years’ experience in housing law, including 7 years as the Principal Solicitor of Shelter Scotland’s Housing Law Service

Adrian Stalker sets eviction law in context by providing an outline of the development of Scots law in relation to it, and analysing the complex statutory schemes regulating security of tenure. In particular, he examines the prerequisites for obtaining an order for possession under the Housing (Scotland) Acts 1988 and 2001 and an eviction order under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.

• Unlawful evictions
• Pre-action notices
• Termination of tenancy contracts
• Security of tenure
• Scottish secure tenancies and short Scottish secure tenancies
• Assured and short assured tenancies
• Private residential tenancies
• Evictions and public law
• Sheriff Court procedure
• First-tier tribunal (Housing and Property Chamber) procedure