Whether it will monitor the operation of pressurised area status exercised by local authorities.

Whilst pressured areadesignations which suspend the right to buy for some tenants are granted by the Scottish ministers, they are implemented by local authorities. The Scottish Governmentmaintains an overview of all designations in place but it is for local authoritiesto manage the application of designations in their local areas.
The Scottish Governmentmonitors right to buy sales on an on-going basis, and will look in particular atsales from 30 September 2007, when tenants affected by designations beginto be eligible to buy, in order to observe the impact of pressured area designationson sales.