The Impact of Brexit on Scotland’s Rental Market

Brexit has ushered in a period of significant change for the United Kingdom, including Scotland. Among many other sectors, it has affected the rental market in various ways, some anticipated, others unforeseen. This blog aims to unravel some of the critical impacts Brexit has had on Scotland’s rental market. Challenges To start, the uncertainty surrounding …

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‘Discrimination Baked into Right to Rent’

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has branded the Right to Rent scheme a farce after a High Court ruling that the scheme breached the European Convention on Human Rights on the basis it led to discrimination against non-UK nationals with the right to rent and British ethnic minorities. The Right to Rent scheme requires landlords …

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Scottish Landlords & Tenants Favour Remain

Whatever the result of the EU referendum today, it is clear that both Scottish Landlords and Tenants appear to favour Remain. A Survey of 1000 Scottish tenants conducted by Citylets showed that 39% of those who currently rent, but want to own their own home, saw staying in the EU as better for home ownership …

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