The Scottish rental sector continues to experience a series of changes that started with the introduction of the Additional Dwelling Supplement and the Scottish Private Rental Tenancy (SPRT) in 2016 and 2017, and has seen subsequent changes to tax relief, the introduction of rent control legislation, and the rise of institutional investment in the BTR …
Read more >The Scottish Government has released their industry consultation, ‘A New Deal For Tenants’, detailing Scotland’s vision to place a stronger tenant and community focus at the forefront of the nation’s housing policy. This additional safeguarding of tenants’ rights is intended to complement the existing ‘Housing to 2040’ strategy for low cost and low carbon housing. …
Read more >When trying to attract and secure reliable tenants, is it best to present a flat as furnished or unfurnished? Both, furnished and unfurnished accommodation, play an important part in the lettings market and there are no right or wrong answers to the question. Certainly, landlords are under no legal obligation to furnish their properties. The …
Read more >Despite the Coronavirus pandemic affecting much of regular life over the past few years, one thing that has remained consistent is the numbers of students attending university and other higher education institutions. In fact, in the last academic year (2020/21), there were over 2.6 million students in higher education across the UK, many of whom …
Read more >Moving out time As a tenant you will have a lot to think about when your tenancy ends, perhaps most significantly about where you are going next and what arrangements need to be made. Your circumstances could see you simply moving to another part of town, moving in with a partner or even leaving the …
Read more >The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2021 (the Order) came into force on 1 March 2022. Its purpose is to regulate the short-term letting sector by introducing a national licensing scheme to be operated by local authorities backed up by criminal sanctions. In addition, local authorities will be able to …
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