Legal

First-tier Tribunal for Scotland: Housing and Property Chamber

August 10, 2023

As anyone involved in the private rented sector (PRS) in Scotland will know, the judicial body responsible for adjudicating on disputes, including eviction applications and claims for rent arears, is the First-tier Tribunal: Housing and Property Chamber (HPC), rather than the sheriff courts. This has been the case since 1 December 2017. The last statistical …

The Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform)(Scotland) Bill 2022

August 30, 2022

The Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform)(Scotland) Bill 2022 (the Bill) has made its way through all the required stages of scrutiny by the Criminal Justice Committee, and we now have sight of the Bill in its final form, and as passed. As suspected, the Bill, in so far as it relates to the Private Rented Sector …