Scottish councils will soon have additional powers to raise funds by doubling the amount of council tax second homeowners pay, but Propertymark has questioned the effectiveness of this proposal and the Scottish Government’s use of existing taxes collecting from property transactions to help solve the country’s housing crisis. This is partly due to the fact …
Read more >With the Scotland football team flying off to Germany for the Euros, and the 2024 Olympics taking place in Paris, we are looking at what could be a very exciting year ahead. It’s set to be a busy year for the private rented sector (PRS) too, with an already busy calendar of forthcoming developments and …
Read more >In a case that is of perhaps of more historical interest in that it relates to the renunciation of assured and short-assured tenancies under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (the 1988 Act), the Upper Tribunal looked at the situation where it was alleged that the landlord had, with a view to evicting the tenant, persuaded …
Read more >It has been mentioned in previous blogs that the Scottish Government intends to bring forward a new Housing Bill in the latter part of this year which is to include, what were described as ‘meaningful rent controls’. The background to the intended new Housing Bill was the ‘New Deal for Tenants: Draft PRS Strategy’, published …
Read more >Earlier this year, the Scottish Government announced a series of updates to the existing Repairing Standard that will be enforced from 1st March 2024. The Repairing Standard covers the legal and contractual obligations of private landlords to ensure their property or properties meet the minimum physical standard of repair. As landlords and letting agents get …
Read more >Scotland’s private rented sector currently comprises around 395,000 households, every single one with a unique story. There are also some distinctions between rented properties in Scotland and other parts of the world, and from area to area within the country itself. With St. Andrew’s Day approaching, it seems like a good time to look at …
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