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Fixing Slow Broadband in Your Rented Home

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 …

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Winners of Residential Letting Team of 2022 Revealed

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 …

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Subtenants and the Private Residential Tenancy

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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Scottish Rental Market – Where Are We Now?

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 …

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The Role of BTR in Delivering ‘A New Deal For Tenants’

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. …

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Buy-to-Let: Is it More Attractive Furnished or Unfurnished?

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 …

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