How it will re-house tenants after their tenancies end in properties built under the new national housing trust proposals.

Some of the likely tenants for homes provided through the national housing trust (NHT) initiative are already using short assured tenancy agreements in private rented housing. The 2009 Scottish Government Review of the Private Rented Sector showed that the majority of private tenants surveyed seemed generally content with the short assured tenancy regime.
The NHT initiative aims to offer affordable, good quality homes for rent to tenants on low to moderate incomes who would struggle to afford private renting or to buy a home, but are unlikely to be able to access social rented housing in the near future. Properties would be let on renewable short assured tenancy agreements because the scheme has been designed to last between five and 10 years in order to attract private sector investment whilst securing high value for taxpayers'' money. Prospective tenants would be made aware that the NHT initiative was not offering a permanent home, but a viable alternative to waiting potentially years for a social rented home, so they would need to be comfortable with this before signing a tenancy agreement.
In addition, many tenants may choose to move on before homes are sold or others could potentially be given the option to buy their NHT home.