Category: Property

Unlawfully Evicted Tenant Awarded £18k

A tenant who was found to have been unlawfully evicted has been awarded damages by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber. In this first of its kind Tribunal decision, the tenant was granted £18,000. Dambaru Baral raised a case against his landlords, Mohammed and Khalda Arif, in September 2018 after he was …

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New Deadline for Minimum EPC Standards

The introduction of new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) standards in the Scottish Private Rented Sector (PRS) has been delayed until 1st October 2020. The new regulations aiming to help landlords reduce energy bills and tackle the climate emergency, were originally set to be implemented on 1st April 2020. However, due to delays in finalising the …

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Landlords Inject £3.6bn to Local UK Economies

Buy to let landlords play an important role in local economies, contributing £3.6bn through services such as letting agents, plumbers, builders and other tradesmen, according to a new study. A survey of 1,000 UK-based landlords revealed that 81% used a local service provider for work or renovation of their property, spending £1,443 on average in …

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Lets Talk with Carly Stewart

Episode 20 of Lets Talk concentrates on the First-tier Tribunal, Housing and Property Chamber Eviction and Payment Actions. Senior Associate and Solicitor Advocate at Aberdein Considine, Carly Stewart, discusses eviction applications and common mistakes made, which can lead to rejection by the Chamber President or a tribunal member acting under her authority. Carly offers helpful …

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Levelling the Playing Field – Crackdown on Short Term Lets

At a time when Scotland suffers from a chronic undersupply of housing and the private rented sector is being increasingly more regulated, landlords are tempted to shift their properties from the residential sector to the less regulated short term lets market, with its potentially higher gains. In Scotland there are 31,000 active short term let …

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How Many Landlords Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?

Over a third of tenants believe landlords should be responsible for changing a light bulb in rented accommodation, according to a new study. Shedding light on tenant demands Private landlords and tenants have a number of responsibilities to each other when they enter into a tenancy agreement. By law, landlords must ensure that their rental …

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