Tag: scotland

Scotland – Tenant bringing up notice after I failed to sell?

Author: Readers Question

30th January 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Hi, I served notice to my tenant last year and she gave me 28 days notice and vacated. I wanted to...

Scotland’s housing crisis deepens as chronic undersupply of homes is to blame

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Scotland’s housing emergency worsens as more than a quarter of households are in housing need. A report by Homes for...

Scottish government to finally end emergency rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The Scottish government has announced the end of the emergency rent cap. Introduced in 2022, the Cost of Living (Tenant...

Scotland’s property boom as the pandemic pushes prices up by £43k

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Scotland has seen an extraordinary surge in property prices since the pandemic, with average values rising by £43,381 in less...

Scotland’s landlords warned about new electrical safety rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Private landlords in Scotland have been warned by SELECT, the trade association for the electrical industry, to make sure their...

Scottish rents soar despite rent cap law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, which aimed to protect tenants from excessive rent increases, has failed...

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UK house prices plunge at the fastest pace in 13 years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK property market saw the average house price drop by 2.1% in the year to November, data from the...

Tenants see rents hit record highs in 2023 – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Tenants in the UK are feeling the pinch as private rent prices reached record highs in the year to December...

Scotland’s rent control plans slammed by property expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

A leading property firm has blasted the Scottish Government’s new rent control plan as costly and ineffective. David Alexander, the...

Scotland unveils transition plan from its rent cap – but will still suppress rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th January 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The Scottish Government has unveiled a scheme for rent arbitration procedures to help restrict big rent rises when the country’s...

Lack of EPC enforcement in Scotland puts tenants at risk

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2023, 2 years ago | 8

A lack of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) enforcement in Scotland is putting tenants at risk of high energy costs or...

UK rent growth slows after hitting price peak

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

The UK’s rent price growth is cooling down after reaching its highest point in three years with one prediction that...

Green heating plans could drive landlords out of Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 2 years ago | 2

Scotland’s ambitious plans to phase out gas boilers and switch to green heating systems could see many landlords being forced...

Private rents in Scotland soar by 14.3% in a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2023, 2 years ago | 16

Despite a rent cap, there has been a sharp increase in average rents across all property sizes in Scotland, with...

UK renters face record-breaking rent rises until 2025

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) is set to experience unprecedented rent growth in the next few years because the...

UK rents up by 10% in a year as ‘renters are being priced out’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The average rent price in the UK has risen by almost 10% in a year, according to the latest HomeLet...

Edinburgh declares housing emergency amid PRS crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd November 2023, 3 years ago | 15

Edinburgh has become the first city council in Scotland to declare a housing emergency, as it faces a ‘crisis’ in...

Scotland’s private rent surge sparks fears of a wider rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies have risen by double digits for the fourth consecutive quarter, reaching up to...

Scotland’s house prices soar by 27% since pandemic

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th October 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Scotland has seen a remarkable surge in house prices since the start of the pandemic, according to a leading property...

Scottish government rent control proposals slammed by expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2023, 3 years ago | 4

The Scottish government’s recently launched consultation on a range of issues affecting the private rented sector (PRS), including rent controls...