New guidance has been issued by the Scottish Government detailing changes to the Repairing Standard that take effect and will be enforceable from 1 March 2024. The full guidance can be found here. In addition to the changes identified below, the guidance details what is expected of landlords in relation to the control of mould …
Read more >Patrick Harvie said in January he would seek to extend the cost of living legislation that includes Scotland’s rent cap and moratorium on evictions. Following the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee’s scrutiny of the proposals to amend the Cost of Living Act, and a majority vote, the Scottish Parliament passed the amended regulations on …
Read more >Pre-Covid, section 33 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 was the “no fault” route to recovery of a short assured tenancy. A private landlord could issue the relevant notices to bring the tenancy to an end and pursue a successful action for eviction in the event the tenant failed to vacate. No reason was required …
Read more >Portolio’s Chris Wood and Ross McDonald feature on Episode 56 of Citylets Lets Talk. They share valuable advice for landlords and investors who may be considering buying or selling a tenanted property and talk about the impact of current and proposed regulations. Chris and Ross discuss the buy to let market in general and the …
Read more >It has been reported that the Edinburgh’s rental market is allegedly dominated by a small group of so called ‘super landlords’. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that around nine percent of the private rented sector in the Scotland’s capital city is owned by just 15 landlords whose entire property portfolio adds up to …
Read more >Loan schemes offered to Scottish tenants and landlords who have suffered financially as a direct result of the Coronavirus pandemic, are soon closing for new applications. The Scottish Government has announced that the Tenant Hardship Loan Fund and the Private Rented Sector Landlord (non-business) Covid-19 Loan Scheme will run until the end of the year, …
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