Short Scottish Secure Tenancy for homeowners: guidance for social landlords

10. Conversion to a Scottish Secure Tenancy Agreement

10.1 A short SST for homeowners cannot be automatically converted to an SST when the original tenancy end date has passed and landlords will wish to consider what action they are going to take in relation to the short SST. This could include:

• giving the homeowner with the short SST an SST for the property they are currently occupying;
• allocating a new SST for another property; or
• taking action to recover the property let by short SST.

10.2 There will also be some situations where a tenant with a short SST for homeowners is subsequently unable to meet their own housing needs and landlords will need to decide whether to allocate the tenant a property using an SST. These could include:

• the proceeds from the sale of the property the tenant owned are insufficient to secure suitable alternative accommodation;
• there is a change in the tenant’s needs, or those of a member of their household, for example for health reasons; or
• repairs required to make the tenant’s property habitable are extensive and will take much longer than originally anticipated or become beyond the owner’s means.