Finding your dream home online and discovering that the property agent either deliberately or unintentionally may have misled you by not providing accurate information of both the inside and outside can be a common frustration for tenants. Fortunately, earlier this year, Propertymark worked with The Property Ombudsman and Warwickshire County Council Trading Standards Service to …
Read more >We have previously blogged on the terms of the Housing (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) as presented at stage 1 of its progress through the Scottish Parliament. The previous blogs can be found here and here. And whilst the parliamentary debate on stage 1 of the Bill only took place on 28 November 2024, the Scottish …
Read more >One key aspect of the Housing (Scotland) Bill, introduced in the Scottish Parliament in spring 2024, was the proposed rent controls and rent increase restrictions within the Private Rented Sector. The proposals raised concerns amongst private landlords in terms of their ability to cover rising costs, including those associated with maintenance, energy, costs and inflation. …
Read more >Are you looking to rent your first home? Wondering what you need to know about deposits, documents, and finding a good place to live? Renting can be exciting but comes with responsibilities and rules that are essential to understand before signing any contract. Here’s a straightforward guide to renting your first place without the stress. …
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 >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 …
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