Propertymark has voiced its support for Mairi McAllan, who has formally urged Steve Reed, the UK Government’s Housing Secretary, to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates. With private renters across the country facing sustained affordability pressures, Propertymark acknowledges that action is required to ensure housing support reflects real-world rental costs. Although housing policy is devolved …
Read more >Scotland’s Private Rented Sector (PRS) continues to evolve following a decade of significant legislative reform. From the introduction of the Private Residential Tenancy (PRT) in 2017 to the development of Rent Control Areas (RCAs), housing policy remains one of the most debated areas at Holyrood. In episode 106 of the Citylets podcast, Gillian is joined …
Read more >The Repairing Standard is the minimum physical standard which a property must meet when it is being rented out in Scotland. This article details how Scottish landlords can maintain their flats up to and beyond the minimum criteria set by the Repairing Standard. This article will also explore what the Repairing Standard is, how it …
Read more >For Scotland’s landlords and letting agents, the regulatory landscape is shifting faster than the North Sea tide. The introduction of the Heat in Buildings Bill and the relentless ratcheting of the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH) mean that properties with an EPC rating below C are becoming increasingly difficult and expensive to let. …
Read more >Picture this: you’ve been managing a couple of properties, and things have been fairly smooth. Now, though, you have the opportunity to expand or have already begun to expand your property portfolio, and you know that things are going to change. Once your portfolio grows, many areas become much more complex, and financial management is …
Read more >Purpose-built student accommodation (“PBSA”) operates as a distinct subdivision within the private rented sector in Scotland. What constitutes PBSA? It is a tenancy whereby the purpose of the let is to provide the tenant the right to occupy a property while the tenant is a student and where: (a) planning permission for the building (or …
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