The aim of landlord registration is to ensure that all private landlords are "fit and proper" to be letting residential property. Registration is required for private landlords letting residential property in Scotland (subject to certain exemptions).
To have multiple occupants in a house in Scotland, you need a licence from the local authority. If you rent a house to multiple occupants in Scotland you will need a licence from your local authority if the property has three or more unrelated occupants and it is their main residence. This applies whether or not the landlord lives at the property.
