Private Residential Tenancy (PRT) Agreement Template — Scotland
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A free PRT agreement for private landlords in Scotland, matching the Scottish Government model wording. Includes every mandatory statutory term from the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.
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Every private let in Scotland since December 2017 is a Private Residential Tenancy under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016. The PRT has no fixed term, no equivalent of Section 21, and a tightly prescribed set of statutory clauses. Drafting a PRT from scratch — or worse, adapting an English AST — misses mandatory terms and creates a document that’s legally weak from day one.
This template mirrors the Scottish Government’s model PRT agreement. It includes every statutory clause that has to be in there, plus the most common discretionary clauses landlords actually need (pet policy, decoration consent, garden maintenance). Use it for new tenancies, for replacements when changing letting structures, or as the baseline if you’re moving from an older PRT template that hasn’t been updated since the smoke-and-heat alarm rules changed in February 2022.
A PRT agreement is the document the First-tier Tribunal will look at first if any dispute escalates. Getting it right at the start of the tenancy avoids the most expensive disputes later — ones where the agreement itself has been the problem.
Who needs this document
- You are letting a Scottish property to a private tenant
- Every private let in Scotland since 1 December 2017 is a private residential tenancy. There is no other option and no fixed-term alternative.
- You have used an English AST north of the border
- It has no legal standing in Scotland, omits the nine statutory terms and will leave you unable to run the Notice to Leave procedure cleanly when you need it.
- You let in both England and Scotland
- The two regimes share almost nothing procedurally. Jurisdiction is set per property here, so the Glasgow flat gets a PRT and the Leeds house gets an assured periodic tenancy.
- You are re-papering an older Scottish tenancy
- Short assured tenancies and assured tenancies pre-dating December 2017 continue under the old rules, but any new let, including to the same tenant, is a PRT.
Mistakes that invalidate it
The errors that turn a document you thought was compliant into one that gives you nothing.
Omitting any of the nine statutory terms
The terms apply anyway, but a tenant can apply to the tribunal for a written agreement and the omission reads as carelessness in any subsequent case.
Writing in an end date or a minimum term
A PRT is open-ended. A minimum term binds nobody and gives the tenant a false expectation you will then have to argue out of.
Letting before landlord registration is in place
An offence, with a fine of up to £50,000 and the possibility of a rent penalty notice removing your right to collect rent.
Not issuing the Easy Read Notes with the agreement
They are part of the required information pack. Handing over the agreement alone leaves the pack incomplete.
Protecting the deposit on the England clock
Scotland runs 30 working days from the tenancy start, not 30 calendar days from receiving the money. The two dates can be weeks apart.
What’s included
- All mandatory statutory clauses from the 2017 Regulations
- Mirrors the Scottish Government model PRT agreement wording
- Pet policy clause aligned with current PRT best practice
- Smoke and heat alarm declaration (post-Feb 2022 interlinked requirement)
- Deposit protection details — references one of three approved Scottish schemes
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Scottish PRT context
Scotland — PRT specifics. Scottish private tenancies are governed by the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016, not the Housing Act 1988. The PRT is open-ended (no fixed terms), eviction is via one of 18 grounds in Schedule 3, and the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (not the county court) handles disputes.
Deposit protection runs through one of three approved Scottish schemes (SafeDeposits Scotland, mydeposits Scotland, or Letting Protection Service Scotland) within 30 working days (not the 30 calendar days that applies in England). Smoke and heat alarms must be interlinked and the kitchen alarm must be a heat alarm — standalone battery alarms don’t meet the standard since February 2022.
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 does not apply in Scotland. If you have property in both jurisdictions, don’t reuse English templates here.
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Sources
Every statute, form and scheme named above, linked to the primary source.
- Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 — legislation.gov.uk
- Starting a private residential tenancy in Scotland — mygov.scot
- First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), England — GOV.UK
- Housing Act 1988 — legislation.gov.uk
- Tenancy deposit protection: the approved schemes and their dispute process — GOV.UK
- Renters' Rights Act 2025 — legislation.gov.uk
- Ending a private residential tenancy in Scotland — mygov.scot
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