The Letting Agent Code of Practice (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Charging fees

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48.  In particular you must comply with section 82 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984(1), which prohibits any person, as a condition of the grant, renewal or continuance of an assured or short assured tenancy, from requiring a tenant or prospective tenant to pay any charges except rent and a refundable deposit of no more than two months’ rent.

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1984 c.58; section 82 was amended by section 32(1) of the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 14).