Ian Cottington-Bray, Author at Property118

Ian Cottington-Bray

An open letter to Shelter Scotland

13th March 2026, 4 weeks ago

I would be extremely surprised if Shelter responds at all. I think it would be interesting (after a suitable period has passed, with the expected zero response) for the article to be published in one of the mainstream papers (if...

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If you consider that the Gov's aim is to remove the PRS then any of the things that the Gov (of whatever flavour) is doing is that surprising. At least the Green's have been 'brave' enough to state the removal...

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Gov says "tenants must have access to justice" ... what about landlords - by denying them timely justice they're effectively imposing "fines" on landlords by building up the amount of rent that they are owed (with little or no chance...

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Who would determine if a property is not of decent standard? Who determines the purchase price of the property? What happens with a property thats mouldy – due to the lifestyle choices of the tenant – would this allow the...

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Tenant demanding compensation for mould?

12th February 2026, 2 months ago

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Yet again the Gov dismisses anything that does not fit its narrative - what a surprise ! All of this is designed to remove the small landlords from the PRS - leaving it to the big corporates - once everything...

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I ask because I do not know - is it possible to sue Ministers or the Government if they hide something that then causes harm to people ? I'm thinking along the lines of 'Ive had to wait x years...

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It all very well using average house prices - but for those of us with cheaper houses (which often cost more to get the EPC moving upwards) it just does not add up. For example a house worth, say £70,000,...

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EPC – Improvement advice for 2025 please?

22nd January 2022, 4 years ago

There are significant numbers of properties in some parts of the country that are currently below EPC-C largely due to the method of construction (typically solid brick or stone walls). Without significant changes to the EPC rating system, an exception...

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Ian Cottington-Bray

Ian Cottington-Bray


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