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 …
Read more >With an estimated 86% of UK households reliant on gas for heating their home, the rising costs of energy sources is looming over everyone. The trick today is to consider effective ways to cut household budgets and remain eco-conscious in the process – no easy feat. As we hear more about the effects of global …
Read more >Fair wear and tear refers to the reasonable deterioration in the condition of a rented property, caused by normal everyday usage while the tenant lives there. But what is the difference between wear and tear and damage, and when do landlords have a right to act to claim the cost of repairing or replacing their …
Read more >There is, and has always been, quite a lot of confusion around carbon monoxide detectors in rental properties. Do I need them? How many do I need? Where do they need to be installed? Why are carbon monoxide detectors important? So many questions! So, just exactly what are landlords required to provide when it comes …
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