From the start of October, the Scottish Government required all of its local authorities to have a short-term lets licensing scheme in place. The aim being to ensure short-term lets are safe and that concerns from people living in some areas of the country about their impact on housing supply in those local communities, are …
Read more >Consultation and the concept of personalising a home There has been much discussion in recent years about the ability of tenants to keep a pet in their private rented property, and the topic has once again become a talking point with the Scottish Government publishing in August analysis of the consultation on its “A New …
Read more >It is crucial that landlords ensure their property meets the desired standards of their target market to both maximise rent and minimise void periods. Here are the most frequently asked questions from potential landlords, to help you understand everything you need to know before embarking on your own buy-to-let journey. Is the rental market still …
Read more >Who’s who and what’s what (for the benefit of homeowners and landlords) Common repairs are a well-known source of migraines and arguments in Scottish tenements. Until the legislation changes and innovative building management platforms are more widely used, this is unfortunately likely to continue. Here, we try to deal with one of the key pain …
Read more >The significant increase in short-term holiday lets within Edinburgh and throughout the country has led to the Scottish Government legislating as a means to control this element of the rental market under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term lets) Order 2022. While the Licensing Order was brought into force in March 2022 …
Read more >On 6 September 2022, the Scottish Government announced a combined rent freeze and moratorium on evictions to help people through the current cost of living crisis. This is to be the centrepiece of the 2022-23 Programme for Government, which outlines emergency legislation to be introduced to put in place a rent freeze until at least …
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