Housing Law in Scotland
Peter Robson
Abstract
This book explains the extent and nature of the changes that have taken place in housing law in Scotland during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries and sets out the current law relating to housing in the country. It shows that Scots law on housing has changed in many ways during this time, along with the rights of individuals to buy and rent housing. It highlights the fact that, while the picture is still scarred by homelessness, poor-quality housing and various forms of exploitation, the majority of Scottish residents in the twenty-first century have far greater protection than the ... More
This book explains the extent and nature of the changes that have taken place in housing law in Scotland during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries and sets out the current law relating to housing in the country. It shows that Scots law on housing has changed in many ways during this time, along with the rights of individuals to buy and rent housing. It highlights the fact that, while the picture is still scarred by homelessness, poor-quality housing and various forms of exploitation, the majority of Scottish residents in the twenty-first century have far greater protection than their forebears enjoyed at the start of the twentieth century. It explains that, in addition to the constraints of the Rent Acts and the Housing Acts, there is now legislation to protect citizens from some forms of discrimination and abuse of their recognised human rights.
Keywords:
housing law,
Scotland,
Rent Act,
Housing Act,
homelessness,
housing,
discrimination,
human rights
Bibliographic Information
Print publication date: 2011 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781845861117 |
Published to University Press Scholarship Online: September 2015 |
DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9781845861117.001.0001 |