What is an SAT?

A Short Assured Tenancy gives special rights to the landlord to repossess a house he has let.

Short assured tenancies are a version of the assured tenancy and so the above requirements for assured tenancies apply to them.  However, in addition:

• the term of the lease must be a period of not less than 6 months and

An AT5 form must be served on the Tenant(s) before the creation of the tenancy stating that it is a short assured tenancy, If an AT5 notice is not issued or the tenancy is for less than six months, then the tenancy will be be classed as an Assured Tenancy.

The key difference between an Assured Tenancy and a Short Assured Tenancy is that at the end of the initial term the tenant cannot be asked to leave simply because the tenancy has reached its end date. Instead the landlord must have a specific reason (or ground). It is therefore common practice for the majority of private landlords to always use Short Assured Tenancy agreements in Scotland.