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The average cost of privately renting a 2 bedroom home increased in 15 out of 18 regions of Scotland between 2018 and 2019, ranging from 0.2% in North Lanarkshire to 5.3% in Greater Glasgow.

The condition of Scotland’s private tenements will continue to deteriorate unless the Scottish Government adopts a new funding approach as part of its overall housing investment programme, argues the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).

The next significant building phase at Glasgow’s Buchanan Wharf starts this week with ground-breaking for Legal & General’s 324-home build to rent (BTR) scheme.  Drum Property Group, developers of Buchanan Wharf, agreed a deal with Legal & General earlier this year for the f

Alastair Johnston, a senior solicitor at Harper Macleod, reviews an Upper Tribunal appeal case and highlights the lessons it provides regarding tenant evictions. The Upper Tribunal has recently published its decision in an appeal case which involved a novel approach by a landlord who was perhaps a l

A final proposal has been lodged for a member’s bill to protect private sector tenants by introducing measures to limit rent increases. An initial draft of the Proposed Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill was lodged by Pauline McNeill MSP in May, a consultation on which closed on August 8.

Lettings firm Even Property, which launched just two years ago in Glasgow, has bought Capital Letters in a £250,000 deal. The new deal has resulted in Even Property more than doubling the number of managed properties on its books to over 500 across its offices in Glasgow, Stirling and Aberdeen

Around 500 landlords, letting agents and housing professionals and more than 40 exhibitors involved in private rented housing in Scotland will gather in Edinburgh today for the Scottish Letting Day conference.

A letting agent and property management company is offering a new way for people to rent a property without the substantial outlay of paying a deposit. Stonehouse Lettings said its Reposit initiative is the first of its type to be offered to the north east rental market.

SafeDeposits Scotland is hosting workshops to train Stirling landlords on dispute management. In the last year, 113 disputes have arisen between landlords and tenants in Stirling and the surrounding areas according to the latest research from SafeDeposits Scotland.

A husband and wife property investor team are set to breathe new life into a tired block of flats in Aberdeen. Dr Mohammad Namavar and Dr Elahe Radmaneshfar plan to turn 17 serviced apartments into modern rental homes thanks to a £437,500 cash injection from Together, which contributed to purc

SafeDeposits Scotland is running dispute management workshops in Aberdeen to train local landlords. In the last year, 377 disputes have arisen between landlords and tenants in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, according to the latest research from SafeDeposits Scotland.

Housing consultant Anna Evans provides a summary of independent research undertaken by Indigo House on the impact of short-term lets on communities across Scotland. The research assessed the positive and negative impacts of short-term lets – those advertised through platforms such as Airbnb, B

A consultation on short-term lets found wide support for regulation, according to independent analysis published today.

A unique service within Glasgow City Council is working with families living in the city’s private rented sector (PRS) to prevent homelessness and address issues relating to child poverty.

A tenant in a house of multiple occupancy who claimed she and her landlords were subject to a private residential tenancy (PRT) has had her appeal dismissed.