The beginning On Monday 2nd July 2012, Scotland’s three government approved tenancy deposit protection schemes began operating. The schemes were established to accommodate legislation introduced the previous year, the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011. 2nd July 2022 is therefore the milestone date for 10 years of tenancy deposit protection in Scotland. A recap of …
Read more >Episode 57 of LetsTalk hears a tenant’s perspective of renting as a family in Scotland. Principal teacher at an independent school in Edinburgh, Nick Wise, talks openly about her views of the current rental market in the city, from the initial difficulty in trying to secure a family home to suffering a financial scam, as …
Read more >Security is an important topic for all types of business including those operating in the property sector. Here, security is traditionally associated with protecting homes from physical damage and break-ins, through increasingly sophisticated intruder alarm and home security systems. However, in our digital age, estate and letting agents are fast becoming aware of the urgent …
Read more >Suffering from slow broadband? If you’ve already tried restarting your router and nothing has changed, there is a good chance that there is either a fault on the line or the router has been set up incorrectly. The alternative is that your connection speed is simply not fast enough for the way you use the …
Read more >The letting industry has been waiting with anticipation to find out who scoops the award for ‘Residential Letting Team of 2022’ at the renowned Scottish Home Awards ceremony held in Glasgow on June 23rd at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. Winners in all 14 categories, including highly sought after ‘Residential Letting Team of 2022’ sponsored …
Read more >The position of subtenants under previous residential tenancy regimes was clear – a tenant could not provide any greater rights to the property than they themselves had been provided. The position however under the Private Residential Tenancy has potential for a significant departure and is worth exploring to avoid potential problems. What is subletting? Subletting …
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