Foreword below by Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government. Click here to see full details of the consultation We are legislating to establish a short-term lets licensing scheme across Scotland. The purpose of the licensing scheme is: to ensure short-term lets are safe and address issues faced by neighbours; to facilitate licensing authorities in knowing and understanding what is happening in their area; and to assist with handling

It would seem many landlords are selling up, 'but' is this where capital gains tax comes in? As an example:- I have read if a property rises in value to leave £300,000 after taking away purchase price exp's etc. After the measly £13000, allowance taking into account the capital gains tax thresholds with rates of 20% and 28% respectively the capital gains tax bill would be around £80,000! Have I got this right? It would seem the rental income over the years mostly goes to

Yogesh Patel returns for £400,000 to be invested into his Property Investment Deal, claiming it will double your money in returns. Will one of the 5 Property Angels invest, or has Yogesh broken too many hearts after his visit last season? Stay tuned for our most shocking episode yet of Sky TV's Property Elevator. Property Elevator is a TV show where property entrepreneurs pitch for funding to five Property Angels; Ranjan Bhattacharya, John Howard, Helen Chorley, Nicholas Wallwork