
2025 No. 355 (C. 27)
HOUSING
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025
Made 18th November 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 20th November 2025
Coming into force 5th December 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 86(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 5 December 2025.
(2) In these Regulations—
 “the 2016 Act” means the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016,
 “the 2025 Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025.
Appointed day - Qualifying repairs and tolerable standard
2 
6 December 2025 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2025 Act—
(a) section 46 (social landlords: qualifying repairs),
(b) section 47 (tolerable standard: damp).
Appointed day - Rent control exemptions
3 
7 January 2026 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2025 Act—
(a) section 23(3) (setting and variation of rent), but only for the purpose of inserting section 17D into the 2016 Act,
(b) section 85 (minor and consequential modifications), but only for the purpose of commencing paragraph 7(6)(c)(i) of the schedule in accordance with paragraph (c),
(c) paragraph 7(6)(c)(i) of the schedule, but only for the purpose of inserting “, 17D(1)” into section 77(3) of the 2016 Act.
MAIRI MCALLAN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Edinburgh
18th November 2025