For many homeowners and tenants in Scotland, the garage can be a tremendous place to revitalise your living space. Instead of exclusively using your garage for storing vehicles, tools, and random clutter that needs to be out of sight in your home, your garage space can be put to creative and innovative use. With some …
Read more >Organising repairs in tenement buildings can be challenging, especially if there are commercial premises in the same building as residential properties owned by landlords, owner-occupiers, housing associations, or local authorities. However, the process can be made easier by understanding the responsibilities of owners in tenement buildings and following proper procedures. First point of call: title …
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 >The inaugural meeting of the Scottish Parliamentary Working Group on Tenement Maintenance took place in March 2018. This was a cross party initiative in response to a debate in the Scottish Parliament in January 2018 on the maintenance of tenement communal property and the challenges of getting common repairs carried out. There had been a …
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 >What exactly is an ‘escape of water’? Escape of water incidents are one of the most common causes of property insurance claims. These unfortunate incidents occur when water leaks from a pipe or appliance and causes damage to your property and belongings. When it comes to insurance and water damage, it is useful to understand …
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