Tag: scotland

Scottish government propose more rent controls in new proposals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2023, 3 years ago | 18

Landlords and tenants in Scotland are being urged to have their say in a consultation on a number of proposals...

Scottish property tax hits record high per sale in August

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Scotland’s property tax revenues reached a new record high per transaction in August 2023, according to an analysis by a...

UK rents continue rising as London leads the surge – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Private rent prices paid by tenants in the UK have continued growing and have risen by 5.5% in the year...

Is my letting agent responsible for a poor repair?

Author: Readers Question

8th September 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Hello, I’m looking for advice from Property118 readers regarding a situation I have with my letting agent in Scotland, and...

28% of Scotland’s property taxes come from investors and second home buyers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Investors and second home buyers account for more than a quarter of all Scotland’s property taxes paid over the past...

Property prices rocket in Scotland over the last decade

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Scottish house prices have rocketed by 50% over the last decade, according to a leading property firm. The findings from...

Scottish legislation is driving landlords out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Legislation by the Scottish government is pushing landlords out of the sector, a leading industry body claims. According to research...

RIP Scotland’s PRS?

Author: Readers Question

21st April 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Hello, As you will all know, being conscientious landlords, there is currently an evictions and rent freeze in Scotland since...

Scotland’s housing crisis is a ticking time bomb

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th April 2023, 3 years ago | 7

From a lack of affordable homes to rising rents, Scotland is facing a housing crisis that affects everyone. Growing numbers...

Since when did a rent freeze mean don’t pay rent?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th April 2023, 3 years ago | 18

It has been a busy time for landlords with several stories that would normally make my blood run cold, but...

Campaign launched to fight policies ‘damaging Scotland’s PRS’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Landlords in Scotland are being urged to back a National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) campaign that will challenge policies from...

‘Difficult times’ predicted for Scotland’s tenants with new First Minister

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Tenants in Scotland could face ‘difficult times’ with the announcement that Humza Yousaf has won the race to replace Nicola...

Scotland’s property tax revenue has ‘collapsed’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Scotland has seen its income from the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) on residential sales collapse this year with...

Eviction moratorium ‘sham’ as eviction cases soar in Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2023, 4 years ago | 4

Scotland’s moratorium on evictions has been branded as a ‘sham’ by critics after revelations that the number of tenants facing...

House prices in Scotland start to flatline

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Scotland’s average house price is flattening – but some property types have not yet peaked, one firm of lettings and...

Scotland’s Cost of Living Act has led to rent rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2023, 4 years ago | 2

Propertymark has told Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee that the Cost-of-Living Act 2022 has led to rent...

Selling homes for £1 is a ‘politically-led housing gimmick’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2023, 4 years ago | 1

A promise to sell homes that have been empty for a long time for just £1 by Scottish Labour has...

Scotland’s PBSA is ‘unfit for purpose’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2023, 4 years ago | 4

Students in Scotland are being forced to live in unsafe purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and a rent freeze should be...

Scotland’s property boom fuels a big hike in the tax take

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2023, 4 years ago | 1

Property taxes in Scotland have increased by nearly a quarter of a billion pounds in the last year, compared to...

Scottish government urged to declare a ‘national housing crisis’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2023, 4 years ago | 5

A Conservative MSP is calling on the Scottish Government to declare a ‘national housing crisis’ after it was revealed that...

Rent rises in Scotland and London outstrip inflation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2023, 4 years ago | 1

Rents continued to rise in the last quarter of 2022 with tenants in London and Scotland seeing their increases outstripping...