During 2025, Scotland passed the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025, introducing a range of reforms to the private rented sector. The legislation provides for a number of changes designed to strengthen tenants’ rights, including new rights to request permission to keep a pet or make certain changes to their home, as well as changes to the …
Read more >Newer tenants who are moving into a rented property for the first time will be handling a lot of things they might never have had to before, like communications with a landlord, or paying a deposit. Some new tenants may have a few queries when it comes to a deposit, including why it is necessary, …
Read more >Setting the correct rental price is one of the most important decisions a landlord can make. Price your property too high, and you risk long void periods and reduced interest. Price it too low, and you may lose out on valuable income over time. In Scotland’s evolving private rented sector, getting this balance right requires …
Read more >Harry Crombie returns to the Citylets Let’s Talk podcast for episode 112, following his appointment as Director at Stand Property. Having built a career that has included running his own agency, holding senior leadership positions and now taking on a new challenge, Harry reflects on the experiences that have shaped his approach to leadership and …
Read more >The main obligation of the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (2011 Regulations) is fairly simple; landlords must lodge any deposit received with an approved scheme within 30 working days. Yet despite the Regulations being in force for over 15 years, landlords continue to fall foul of the requirements, often leading to litigation in the First-tier (FTT) and Upper Tribunal. …
Read more >A recent Upper Tribunal decision has given Scottish landlords and letting agents an important reminder: a technical defect in a Notice to Leave may not be enough to protect a landlord from a claim of Wrongful Termination. The case arose because a landlord under a private residential tenancy (PRT) sent a Notice to Leave by …
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