About Housing Documents - Scotland

This section contains a range of documents suitable for use when letting a residential property in Scotland. The law and relevant documents for property rental in Scotland are significantly different to those that apply in England and Wales. Please visit our Housing England and Wales section for information and documents on residential letting in England and Wales.

To let out a property a landlord should use a Short Assured Tenancy Agreement. We offer versions suitable for use when letting an entire propertyand one for use when letting a property on a room by room basis.

Before the start of the tenancy the landlord must serve on the tenant an AT5 form and a Repairing Standard Letter. An Inventory should be drawn up and agreed between the parties at the commencement of the lease.

If the property is subject to a mortgage, the mortgage lender will inevitably make it a condition of consenting to the let that a Ground 2 Notice is served.

To bring a Short Assured Tenancy Agreement to an end at the expiry of the tenancy, the landlord must serve a Notice to Quit, a Section 33 Notice and an AT6 form.

We also offer a Tenancy Package for £35.25 including VAT which includes both versions of our Tenancy Agreement, Repairing Standard Letter, AT5, AT6, Ground 2 Notice, Notice to Quit, Section 33 Notice, and Inventory (saving you more than £45 compared to buying the documents individually).

Please note: if you are a resident landlord, you should use a Rent a Room Agreement since a Short Assured Tenancy is not appropriate.