Private Residential Tenancy for a House checklist

Read the document to make sure it meets your needs and that everyone involved agrees with the Private Residential Tenancy for a House.

Remember that if you have any questions you can easily Ask a lawyer.

For more information, read Residential tenancies in Scotland.

Renting property in Scotland is regulated by law. Ensure that you have made all the necessary preparations including, but not limited to:

• registering as a landlord in Scotland

• protecting the deposit if you took one and providing certain prescribed information

• ensuring the property meets the required repairing standard

• preparing an Inventory 

• giving the tenant the 'Easy Read Notes for the Scottish Government Model Tenancy Agreement', or the 'Private Residential Tenancy Statutory Terms Supporting Notes'

The parties (ie the landlord and tenant) must each sign the Private Residential Tenancy for a House.

Signing online

1. You can sign online using RocketSign.

2. The parties to the Private Residential Tenancy for a House will receive an email invite to sign online.

Signing in print

1. Print a copy for each party to the Private Residential Tenancy for a House.

2. Each party must sign and date both copies.

The date of the Private Residential Tenancy for a House is the date on which the parties signed, if that was the same day. If they signed on different days, it is the day when the last person signed.

Each party should keep their own original signed Private Residential Tenancy for a House.

A copy of the Private Residential Tenancy for a House will be stored automatically in your Rocket Lawyer account ‘Dashboard’.