Ahead of the Scottish Budget on 4th December 2024, Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to start incentivising investment in the private rental sector. Following the appointment of John Swinney as Scotland’s First Minister on 7th May 2024, the professional body called on the Scottish Government to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency by reviewing all costs …
Read more >We have blogged on issues around the duties on landlords under the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (as amended) (the Regulations), short-term lets and what is and what is not an “only or principal home” before. In a recent appeal before the Upper Tribunal, these issues came together when a group of university students …
Read more >On a sunny mid-afternoon in early October, large chunks of red sandstone, apparently from a second-storey window lintel, came tumbling down off a tenement building in Portobello in Edinburgh. Fortunately, the fallen stonework, which landed on the pavement adjacent to the entrance of a Scotmid car park, did not cause any injuries. But it does …
Read more >Does absence of landlord registration invalidate the tenancy agreement? Readers will be aware it is an offence for a landlord to let property in Scotland unless registered with the local authority landlord register. If convicted, landlords face a fine of up to £50,000. While the absence of a landlord registration is a matter for which …
Read more >A recent article published in The Herald, written by John Blackwood, Chief Executive of Scottish Association of Landlords, called for a reset in relations between the government and the private rented sector. In the same month, Scottish Labour signaled that they were, in principle, supportive of rent controls. The impasse between the PRS and those …
Read more >In episode 93 of Lets Talk, Jacqueline Omoniyi, Education and Training Officer for Under One Roof Scotland talks about her wealth of experience in the Scottish property sector. Jacqueline brings a unique perspective on housing, tenement management, and owners’ associations. This episode is filled with insights and discussions that are both timely and relevant to …
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