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The Scottish regime is not England’s timetable extended north. It has its own scope, investigation duties, repair stages and routes of redress.

ScotlandCommences 6 October 2026

Official sources checked . Review due — check the original sources before relying on this status.

Current position

Who is covered?

Accommodation within the Scottish Right to Repair Scheme or Repairing Standard: social tenancies and much of the private rented sector, with statutory exclusions.

Coverage depends on the tenancy and legislative route. The guidance separately discusses temporary accommodation and Gypsy/Traveller sites. Check the official scope rather than assuming every occupancy agreement is included.

Official references

Response stages—not a universal countdown

Read each trigger and the full official qualifications. A working-day investigation, repair commencement and repair completion are different requirements.

Investigate damp or mould

A competent person investigates within 10 working days of awareness.

Written findings

Summary to the tenant or representative within 3 working days after investigation concludes.

Substantial damp/mould: start repairs

Commence repair work within 5 working days after the investigation concludes.

Social-landlord completion

Complete within a maximum of 20 working days from repair commencement.

Private-landlord completion

Complete as soon as reasonably practicable; no equivalent blanket 20-working-day maximum.

Exceptional circumstances

The Scottish provisions require notification, reasons, a revised timeframe and reasonable interim steps where compliance is prevented by circumstances beyond the landlord’s control.

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For residents

For a problem now, use existing repairs and complaints routes; do not wait for commencement. Under the new regime, Scottish Government guidance explains the social Right to Repair route and the private-tenancy Housing and Property Chamber route.

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Key dates

  1. Landlord and tenant guidance published

    Official guidance

  2. Landlord guidance corrected

    Updated guidance

  3. Scottish regulations commence

    Scheduled commencement

Future dates are scheduled or intended unless the official source confirms commencement.

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Forthcoming changes

6 October commencement; any corrected guidance; implementation and tenant communications.

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All Scotland source records

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