There is more change again planned for the future of the Scottish PRS landscape. Since the May election, the SNP has introduced the ‘Housing to 2040 document’, as well as made an agreement with the Greens to deliver what they call ‘a new deal for tenants’ as part of the ‘Rented Sector Strategy’. Policy and …
Read more >One word to describe the recent Glasgow rental market would be ‘frenetic’, and Let’s Talk invited Glasgow Property Letting’s Founder and Managing Director, Colin Macmillan, on the show to discuss the city’s market in detail. Glasgow was the only Scottish city to record positive annual growth across all property types during Q2, and Citylets’ recent …
Read more >Following a new power-sharing partnership between SNP and the Scottish Greens in order to secure a majority in the Holyrood Parliament, the transformation of the private rented sector is poised to be introduced in Scotland to provide greater security for tenants, improve standards and regulate rents. In what is a 50-page agreement between the two …
Read more >Private and social landlords in Scotland have signed new joint statements in which they reaffirm their pledge to avoid evictions of tenants facing financial difficulties because of the Coronavirus pandemic. By signing the shared statements, The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) representing private landlords, together with social landlords’ representative bodies – Scottish Federation of Housing …
Read more >Citylets are delighted to announce that their podcast channel Lets Talk is now in association with ARLA Propertymark Scotland. ARLA Propertymark is the UK’s leading regulatory body for letting agents and represents 10,300 members, of which 531 are based in Scotland. Daryl McIntosh, Strategic Development Manager for Scotland said: “ARLA Propertymark are delighted to be …
Read more >At a time when Scotland suffers from a chronic undersupply of housing and the private rented sector is being increasingly more regulated, landlords are tempted to shift their properties from the residential sector to the less regulated short term lets market, with its potentially higher gains. In Scotland there are 31,000 active short term let …
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