What makes a home genuinely healthy, and what does Scotland’s housing sector need to do to ensure people have access to homes that are safe, secure and suitable for their needs? These are among the questions explored in episode 114 of Let’s Talk, where Daryl McIntosh, CEO of SHARE, joins the podcast to discuss some …
Read more >For landlords and property investors managing residential properties in the UK, exterior material choices are not just aesthetic decisions, they are maintenance budget decisions that compound over years of ownership. The wrong cladding or decking specification creates recurring costs and management headaches. The right specification eliminates them. And in the Scottish and northern UK climate, …
Read more >In 2020, a two-year-old boy named Awaab Ishak died in Rochdale, England. His death was a consequence of prolonged exposure to mould, after his parents’ frequent requests to their local authority to tackle damp and mould in their rented property were ignored. In October 2025, a new law named after Awaab was introduced in England, …
Read more >You tend to notice it in the silicone first. A grey speckling along the edge of the bath that wasn’t there in September, and by December the tiles are running with water every morning. Bathroom damp is one of the most common complaints in Scottish rented housing, and one of the most argued over. From …
Read more >Most tenants arrive at a viewing with a mental checklist of the obvious things: is the kitchen big enough, how far is the bus stop, does the boiler look like it has been maintained this century. Those questions are worth asking. But the ones that determine whether a tenancy goes smoothly tend not to come …
Read more >The Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (the Regulations) introduce specific duties for private landlords in Scotland in relation to damp and mould which come into force on 6 October 2026. These duties build upon existing obligations for landlords under the Tolerable and Repairing Standards and require landlords to investigate reports of damp …
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