§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland for how many private sector tenancies regulated under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 a fair rent has been set by the rent review service at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. LangFair rents for regulated tenancies are registered by the rent registration service under the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984. Fair rent registrations recorded on the rent register can date back to the 1960s and a high proportion will relate to dwellings which are no longer regulated tenancies, since changes in status are not reported to the rent registration service. As fair rents apply for a minimum of three years, unless there is a significant change of circumstances, the total number of fair rents registered during the last three years provides an approximate guide to the current number of regulated tenancies. The figures are as follows:
Number 1991 15,554 1992 12,411 1993 12,163