The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Saving Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 Prior to the pandemic and cost of living crisis, rent increases were not subject to much attention in the Scottish PRS. This is because landlords rarely sought to increase the rent during a tenancy, often allowing the rent to remain the same for a …
Read more >Many property agents no doubt feel stressed at times about their compliance requirements, and dealing with HMRC and Trading Standards can feel like a headache. With continuous concerns from agents being reported surrounding GDPR privacy policies, Complaints Handling Procedures and material information, Propertymark has launched Company Advantage packages for its members. Not only will the …
Read more >The Scottish Government has announced proposals for the extensive reform of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs). The aim of these reforms is to make EPCs more accurate in measuring the energy efficiency and easy for property owners to understand. The changes themselves are a little complicated, so at Under One Roof, we have aimed to summarise …
Read more >New Reporting Obligations Additional financial reporting obligations come into force for letting agents on 14 May 2025. These changes, form part of what will be extended anti-money laundering rules (AML), have been introduced by HM Treasury Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI). The changes mean that, as “relevant firms”, letting agents (who carry out “letting …
Read more >Becoming a landlord has a lot more legal responsibilities than most people think. There is more complexity required than just collecting rent and finding tenants. A landlord has a legal responsibility to keep the properties compliant and within the Repairing Standard. If these requirements are ignored the repercussions for a landlord can be serious, resulting …
Read more >At the start of December, it was the social housing sector that was in the spotlight as the Local Government, Housing and Planning committee considered evidence on the actions and efficacy of the Scottish Housing Regulator. One of the outcomes of the work of this committee is an amendment to the Housing Bill tabled by …
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