The need for incorporating energy-efficient renovations is greater than ever, as the private rental industry in the UK grows. A national commitment to energy conservation and environmental sustainability is shown by the government’s goal of moving as many households as possible to EPC Band C by 2030. This transition provides a strong argument for the …
Read more >Episode 82 of Lets Talk catches up with John Cox, the Managing Director of Cox & Co, and Neill Bukes, the Business Development Manager. It’s been over a year since they featured on the podcast and they describe the significant growth and expansion that the company has experienced in the past year. They not only …
Read more >Historically, Scotland had its own form of property tenure known as ‘feuhold.’ Still, the abolition of this feudalism-dominated Scot law ended feuhold by introducing the ‘Outright or Absolute Ownership’ tenure – an equivalent of England’s ‘Freehold’ tenure. Although some isolated areas in Scotland still have leasehold properties, it is much more common in England. In …
Read more >Whatever the price you paid for your rental property, it will likely be among the biggest financial commitments you’ll have, and therefore constitutes a very serious investment. When this property is of a higher-than-average value (typically £500,000 and above, looking at Edinburgh’s rental market specifically), then there can be more at stake when it comes …
Read more >What the New Rent Controls Mean – How to Work out the ‘Calculated Amount’ and ‘Market Difference’ With the final period of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (the Act) coming up fast on 31 March 2024, the question that was on the Private Rented Sector’s mind was “what is next”? Were …
Read more >What could this mean for the PRS? The eviction moratorium and the rent cap are scheduled to end on 31 March 2024. Scottish Ministers plan to bring forward transitional measures in order to avoid “significant and unmanageable rent increases for tenants” when the emergency measures end. Scottish Ministers published draft regulations on 24 January 2024 …
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