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A consultation has been published on the potential for certain exemptions from rent controls or increases above the rent cap.

As rent increases ripple across Scotland, Rettie's Rob Trotter argues that landlords are acting now to avoid being locked into long-term losses later. Rent increases are appearing across Scotland—but this isn’t just a short-term reaction to the lifting of rent controls on April 1st.

The Scottish Government needs to encourage and work more with the private rented sector (PRS) to resolve the current housing emergency, according to property firm DJ Alexander. DJ Alexander Ltd, which is the largest lettings and estate agency in Scotland, said that if there is to be an effective res

Karen Gatherum, solicitor and licencing specialist at Gilson Gray, and Neil Gray, director at Gray Planning and Development, reveal what short-term lets operators in Edinburgh can do to try and maximise the chances of their licences being renewed. Four months before the start of the Edinburgh Fringe

Private landlords who have properties to rent are being asked to get in touch with South Lanarkshire Council. The council wants to lease privately owned properties as temporary homeless accommodation.

A third of private tenants in Scotland find it difficult to pay their rent each month, according to new research.  

Amendments to the Housing (Scotland) Bill that set out how rents will be capped in rent control areas have been lodged by the Scottish Government.

Glasgow-headquartered Cairn Group, specialising in property management and estate agency across Scotland’s central belt, has been appointed to manage the portfolio of Glasgow west end letting agent HMO specialist Kohli Properties. With a portfolio of more than 100 properties within Glasgow&rsq

Tenant advocacy groups have raised fears of unaffordable increases for tenants as Scotland’s temporary rent adjudication measures come to an end today.

Share is proud to announce the launch of a free educational resource designed exclusively for tenants in Scotland’s private rented and mid-market rented sectors. This initiative, made possible through funding from SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust, aims to support both new and existing te

A landlord who was refused an eviction order against a tenant in rent arrears after a housing tribunal found that there would be significant detrimental impact on the tenant has won an appeal to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland against the decision and granted the order sought. Appellant Scott Mackel

Tenants' union Living Rent is calling on the Scottish Government to extend protections after highlighting research which shows rent increases could double after the emergency rent adjudication measures end on 31 March. Newly updated Private Residential Tenancy rent adjudication figures have found th

A new report published by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) aims to address the shortfall in official data regarding landlords within the Scottish Private Rented Sector (PRS). 'The changing characteristics and motivations of Scottish private rented sector landlords and their i

The Scottish Government has been urged to carry out a more targeted review of anti-social behaviour in the housing sector following publication of the Independent Working Group on Anti-social Behaviour in Scotland. Published last month, the review report included recommendations for strategic and su

Aoife Deery from Citizens Advice Scotland explores how progress is being made but more needs to be done to provide a rented sector that people deserve in Scotland. It’s hard to believe that less than 50 years ago in Scotland, if you found yourself living in poor conditions or worse, homeless,