What could this mean for the PRS? The eviction moratorium and the rent cap are scheduled to end on 31 March 2024. Scottish Ministers plan to bring forward transitional measures in order to avoid “significant and unmanageable rent increases for tenants” when the emergency measures end. Scottish Ministers published draft regulations on 24 January 2024 …
Read more >Episode 81 features Kirstie Donnelly, an Associate Solicitor with TC Young giving advice for landlords and letting agents on correct procedures to follow for certain unresolved issues with tenants. Kirstie initially talks about the history of TC Young, the company’s dedicated Private Rented Sector team, their experience and the services that they provide. Lets Talk …
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 >The Scottish Government has just published their latest consultation on the question of energy efficiency in homes (including the Private Rented Sector) as a precursor to the proposed Heat in Building Bill to create a ‘Heat in Building Standard’ for Scotland. The consultation outlines the Scottish Government’s intentions regarding addressing greenhouse gas emissions to address …
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 …
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