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 …
Read more >The Scottish Government’s New Deal for Tenants is, to coin a well-known advertising slogan, ‘exactly what it says on the tin.’ The 108-page document contains the word ‘tenants’ 289 times — over 100 times more than ‘landlords’ (165 times). ‘Tenants’ rights’ outnumbers references to ‘landlords’ rights’ by nine to one. So what, some might say. …
Read more >Portolio’s Chris Wood and Ross McDonald feature on Episode 56 of Citylets Lets Talk. They share valuable advice for landlords and investors who may be considering buying or selling a tenanted property and talk about the impact of current and proposed regulations. Chris and Ross discuss the buy to let market in general and the …
Read more >Insurance, whilst a dry subject, is an absolute must for property owners. Whether you own a home, let one to tenants or use it as a holiday home/short let, insurance is a necessary evil. When letting a property, landlord insurance becomes even more vital, especially if you have a mortgage on the property. Should the …
Read more >
