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24 February 2021
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The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...
22 February 2021
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A prominent industry figure is warning Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to use property taxes to bail out the government over the costs...
19 February 2021
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Scotland’s official clampdown on short lets is gathering pace with the country’s housing minister advocating a licensing regime and so-called ‘control...
05 February 2021
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There’s been a small change to the Coronavirus regulations as they apply to the maintenance and upkeep of properties in Scotland. First...
14 January 2021
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A leading market commentator and PropTech chief says the extension of the bailiff-enforced eviction ban was predictable, but presents agents with...
13 January 2021
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The ban on private rental evictions in Scotland has been formally extended by two months, with a high expectation that a...
08 January 2021
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Letting agents and the rental market in England are still in business even during the national lockdown already in force. The government’s...
05 January 2021
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Propertymark is making it clear that rent controls are not the way to operate an efficient lettings market. In a formal response...
04 January 2021
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A leading property law expert says there is now pressure on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to raise stamp duty on buy to...
30 December 2020
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The Scottish Parliament has postponed new fire and smoke alarm legislation for 12 months. This move, by its local government committee, follows...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A council in Scotland is set to be the first to introduce regulations for Airbnb and similar platforms in the short lets sector. ARLA...
11 December 2020
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A renters’ union in Scotland claims a proposal to cap rents in the country doesn’t go far enough. The Scottish Parliament’s Local...
09 December 2020
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Scottish commercial property firm Bowman Rebecchi has announced an expansion into the residential letting sector with the Glasgow-based agency Newton Letting. Bowman...
04 December 2020
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The number of tenants experiencing rent increases fell for the second month in a row according to ARLA Propertymark. Its latest snapshot...
01 December 2020
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A newspaper claims a lettings agency is battling allegations of overcharging customers and using fake companies to carry out maintenance work. The Daily Record...
30 November 2020
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ARLA Propertymark is one of seven trade and charity groups calling on the government to help bail out private renters with...
26 November 2020
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New and tougher Coronavirus restrictions have been announced in Scotland with decisions on England’s new controls expected to be revealed today or...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...
10 November 2020
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It appears the much-hyped exodus of people from London to the country doesn’t apply to the rental market. Despite rents falling in...
10 November 2020
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The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...
29 October 2020
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The Chartered Institute of Housing claims there may be a “massive increase” in evictions in the near future. In a briefing paper the...
07 October 2020
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Scotland must encourage more investors into its property market as a way of supporting its economy once the Coronavirus recedes according...
06 October 2020
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There have been more Coronavirus-inspired changes to lettings regulations in Scotland. Firstly the Scottish Government has passed the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment...
29 September 2020
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A leading trade body has broadly welcomed the Winter Economy Plan outlined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, but says this still...
25 September 2020
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A consultation process by the Scottish Government may herald stricter restrictions on Airbnb and similar short let platforms north of the border. The...
22 September 2020
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The letting market experienced a traditional seasonal decline in August, according to the latest analysis from Agency Express. Its Property Activity Index...
18 September 2020
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Landlords operating in England are increasingly seeking evictions advice from their Scottish counterparts, according to property management firm Apropos. The platform says...
15 September 2020
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The first attempt to assess the loss of rental income as a result of Coronavirus calculates 22 per cent of private landlords...
11 September 2020
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Zoopla has revealed its top 10 hotspots for buy to let investors seeking high rental yields. The analysis is based on rental returns...
10 September 2020
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Scottish agency Tay Letting is set for expansion into Dundee and its surrounding areas with the acquisition of Lickley Proctor Lettings. Just...
09 September 2020
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A scheme providing interest-free loans to tenants with Covid-related arrears should be offered across the UK. That’s the view of David Alexander...
07 September 2020
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Striving for higher yields remains the holy grail for buy to let, and new research suggests investors could be attracted by...
04 September 2020
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Pressure is building on the UK government to ensure England follows the example of both Scotland and Wales and creates a...
02 September 2020
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A deposit scheme has launched a new service designed to help tenants and landlords who have experienced issues with rent arrears as...
28 August 2020
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A property management firm says there’s been a big surge in rentals with the majority of deals being completed using virtual...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The campaigning pressure group Generation Rent has returned to the battle to win an extension to the current evictions ban in...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The ban on evictions in the private rented sector looks almost certain to be extended until March next year in Scotland...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A series of fake scams allegedly advertising apartments to rent have appeared on Zoopla and other property websites. The Edinburgh Live news...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech figure says a political issue north of the border demonstrates the advantages of voluntary industry codes of practice over...
13 August 2020
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A local authority has set up what it calls The Private Sector Landlord service to try to harness some private property...
24 July 2020
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A Bill which would have introduced a general cap on rent increases in the private rental sector has been abandoned by...
07 July 2020
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A stamp duty cut could reinvigorate the buy to let market and the wider economy as the country comes out of...
29 June 2020
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A local authority is imploring private landlords and providers of short-term lets, including Airbnb hosts, to lease their properties and thus...
24 June 2020
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New research has produced a series of league tables to identify where in Britain the best rental yields can be found. The...
23 June 2020
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ARLA Propertymark has set out its concerns over draft guidance on anti-money laundering produced by a body called the Joint Money...
16 June 2020
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Rents on renewed tenancies across Great Britain fell 1.6 per cent in May, the third consecutive monthly fall. Data from Hamptons International...
15 June 2020
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The short let sector says it’s been agreed that it can open Airbnb and similar platforms for bookings from July 4...
12 June 2020
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Agents and landlords of private rented homes are urging the Scottish Government to continue work on improving the energy efficiency of...
11 June 2020
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We’re familiar with the rental market being strong across England - now there’s news of it doing well north of the...
09 June 2020
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Aldermore Bank is this week resuming physical mortgage valuations on properties for house purchase and remortgage in England, where strict social...
27 May 2020
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A digital property management platform has gone live with a network of local agents covering some of the UK’s key cities. Apropos has recruited a network of what it calls...
13 May 2020
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The Scottish government has announced a £5m fund that will offer interest-free loans to landlords whose tenants are having difficulty paying...
06 May 2020
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Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...
17 April 2020
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A project called NHS Homes, run by a number of suppliers within the short lets sector, has now made available some...
09 April 2020
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Families living in private rented accommodation are more exposed to the economic shock of the Coronavirus than homeowners, which could mean...
09 April 2020
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A PropTech platform claims that an area where the average rent is 50 per cent of less of an average salary...
16 March 2020
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The typical UK private rental deposit, often considered high in this country, is thought to be relatively low by international standards...
13 March 2020
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The government’s official index for the private rental sector has shown that rents rose by 1.5 per cent in the 12...
20 February 2020
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A lettings agency in one of the most competitive markets in Britain says it’s enjoyed a record year winning landlords from...
05 February 2020
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A third of all landlords live in Greater London and the South East according to data collated by a property management...
27 January 2020
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The new body representing short let digital platforms like Airbnb and the large number of associated companies that have sprung up...
23 January 2020
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Accreditation body safeagent has announced a new designation for lettings and management agents who successfully pass its NCFE accredited courses. The designation...
21 January 2020
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The average cost of a rental home in Great Britain rose to £999 pcm in December according to figures just released...
20 January 2020
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A tenant is thought to be the first ever to have been awarded damages under new Scottish lettings legislation. Dambaru Baral was...
20 January 2020
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A leading agency in a part of the UK where local government wants to clamp down on the spread of Airbnb...
17 January 2020
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A leading property industry figure says Airbnb is attempting to persuade traditional buy to let landlords into going down the short-let...
13 January 2020
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The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has thrown its weight behind an initiative by the Scottish Government to control the growth...
10 January 2020
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A trade body suggests that the votes of private landlords could decide the results in over 100 constituencies in next week’s...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Scottish legal firm Gilson Gray has shaped up Coulters Letting, meaning it now enters the residential rentals sector for the first...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

High-profile property management firm DJ Alexander is set for expansion following a £7m investment from Santander. The capital funding package will be...
22 November 2019
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A long-established lettings company in Scotland has acquired a three year old independent with a small portfolio of 45 properties. Riccardo Giovanacci...
21 November 2019
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The latest lettings market snapshot by insurance firm HomeLet says the average rent across the UK is now £953, up 2.7...
18 November 2019
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Just over a fifth of lettings agents questioned in a major industry survey are concerned that may not be complying with...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Another think tank has come up with proposals to scrap Section 21 eviction powers and cap rents - and it also...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading agent is the latest industry figure to speak out against rent controls, which continue to be advocated by Labour...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Scottish Government says it’s looking at whether to regulate Airbnb and other short let activities after a consultation found widespread...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A landlord who made a perverted request to take photographs of a teenager in her underwear has had his request for...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading agent has repeated his controversial belief that the proposed scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers should be seen as...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

New research from Rightmove shows almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their current...
17 October 2019
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UK-wide rental prices are up 2.0 per cent annually to £876 – a three-year high – according to a new quarterly...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...
07 October 2019
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An online letting agency which launched last month has announced the recruitment of two former Purplebricks staff. Michael Booth, the hybrid agency's...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning from a leading agent that the unregulated proliferation of Airbnb-style short lets will lead to mainstream rent rises...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are to be offered free training in managing tenancy deposits and disputes if they operate in Edinburgh. In the last...
27 September 2019
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Data from Countrywide estate agents analysed by Hamptons International reveals that the average rent of a newly-let property in the UK...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News

We are at the beginning of the end for let only tenancies which have effectively been subsidised in the past by...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Liberal Democrat conference, which begins on Saturday, is to debate a resolution calling for the scrapping of Section 21 -...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings platform has analysed the current average annual rental cost of different parts of the UK and how that relates...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Not-for-profit accreditation scheme safeagent has partnered with Landlord Accreditation Scotland to provide specialist training for agents north of the border. LAS is...
04 September 2019
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The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir. The franchise...
30 August 2019
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The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...
27 August 2019
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A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed...
16 August 2019
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A lettings group says the high-profile struggle performers at the Edinburgh Fringe now face to find affordable short-term accommodation was entirely...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The vast majority of letting agents and private landlords with experience of using the courts to repossess properties say the system...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

An analysis of rental properties in Scotland to discover the most numerous overseas landlords has discovered, perhaps surprisingly, that they come...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Over-regulation of short-term let accommodation in some areas of rural Scotland could pose a risk to rural tourism, a business organisation...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

In the past 18 months more than 200 landlords from across Scotland have been found to be in breach of a...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A BBC investigation of 52 lettings agents has found that two thirds were levying charges on tenants, but it is uncertain...
01 July 2019
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An average of 34 per cent of a tenant’s typical salary is spent on rent across the UK, according to an...
26 June 2019
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A senior Labour politician has claimed that there is a city in the UK where two out of every 13 residential...
25 June 2019
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A call by Shelter for England to adopt Scotland’s model of indefinite tenancies in the private rented sector has been attacked...
18 June 2019
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Two housing organisations have come together to fund a major research programme to improve standards in the private rental sector. They are...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading lettings expert insists that greater regulation in the private rental sector can work for the benefit of landlords and...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A property management chief is arguing that rent controls would restrict mortgage loans to buy to let investors and drive existing...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency chief in Scotland says the upcoming ban on agents levying fees on tenants - to be introduced in...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Not-for-profit operator Tenancy Deposit Scheme says early intervention between landlords and tenants across the UK is resulting in many more deposit...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A slow rental market in London is weighing down on growth across the rest of the UK, according to the latest...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Scottish Government is investigating 114 businesses suspected of carrying out letting agency work without registration and has issued 86 compliance...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Clyde Property in Scotland now has over 3,000 properties under management, making it one of the largest portfolios north of the...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The senior executive who has bought out the lettings side of a Glasgow agency business says increased use of PropTech is...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of a major property management firm says the controversial proposal to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords is...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The government’s wish to use a modified Section 8 as an alternative to Section 21 for landlords seeking possession of their...
16 April 2019
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The government says it wants to ban outright Section 21 'no fault' eviction powers in England and Wales. Instead landlords seeking to evict...
15 April 2019
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The average cost of a new let in Great Britain is now £969 pcm as rental growth continues to rise. Data from Hamptons...
15 April 2019
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Buy to let investors are facing a double whammy as stagnating rents and reduced tax relief are hitting profitability. A study from...
11 April 2019
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The rapid growth of Airbnb-style short lets could lead to the loss of private rented homes and displacement of long-term residents...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading accountancy firm has analysed buy to let taxation policies north and south of the border and claims that from...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Rent rises in the year to the end of February, as released by the government’s Office of National Statistics, show growth...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The implementation and costs of landlord licensing schemes in Britain are a lottery. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of licensing...
20 March 2019
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The proportion of landlords purchasing buy to let homes in London with cash rose from 33 per cent in 2017 to...
18 March 2019
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A Scottish mediation company and the SafeDeposits Scotland Trust are to create eight workshops aiming to improve relationships between agents, landlords,...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

An 18 month probe by different authorities has led to a £4,000 fine for an HMO owner in the Highlands. The local...
13 March 2019
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New research from Zoopla suggests that parking sits firmly at the top of requirements for renters - but with pet-friendly facilities...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A programme of nine new educational workshops takes place next month, some of which target new agents with little or no experience of deposits...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Momentum is building in the campaign to end ‘No DSS’ discrimination against private rental sector tenants in receipt of housing benefit. Late...
05 March 2019
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Some 24 per cent of landlords have considered letting out their properties on a short let Airbnb-style basis - but only...
22 February 2019
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Latest official figures show that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.0 per cent in the...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s major Build To Rent providers has signed a deal to deliver 324 flats in a major city...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Almost the entire lettings industry has viewed the upcoming ban on tenants fees levied by agents in England and Wales as...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Disrepair in communal areas of private blocks is to be tackled in a new series of seminars for letting agents and...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Renting became more affordable in 2018 thanks to a combination of a once-in-a-decade fall in annual rents and wage inflation, according...
24 January 2019
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Rents have risen over the past year but at a very low level according to new property consultancy Apropos. Across Britain as...
21 January 2019
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Landlords in London are possibly £1,806 worse off since the vote to leave the EU in June 2016, according to specialist...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty surcharge - which across the rest of Britain is currently three per cent on additional homes such as...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings agency has been banned from running an Airbnb let in a residential block. It relates to a block in Glasgow...
28 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Edinburgh has been identified as having the UK’s fastest growing rents with the average annual sum rising by 4.63 per cent...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Newton Property, a lettings management company in Scotland, is spending £100,000 on installing electric car charging points in properties it manages. It...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Deposit protection provider The Dispute Service says it has seen a big rise in the number of deposits it protects in...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Research released this morning reveals that university cities offer some of the highest buy to let yields in the country. The Free...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The average rent across Scotland is now running at £573 per calendar month - but that figure hides wide variations in...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

More landlords will leave the private rented sector in the next year as annual rental price growth has been flat or...
23 November 2018
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15 November 2018
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An online toolkit for tenants on how to best navigate the rental system has been launched by Shelter Scotland with funding...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The Scottish private lettings sector is on the march again with the latest index suggesting a 2.2 per cent annual rise,...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

New figures show that the Scottish rental market returned to growth in September with average growth of 0.1 per cent across...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A branch of Martin & Co has substantially boosted its managed portfolio following the acquisition of independent agency County Rentals. The goodwill...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A salary of £51,200 a year is required to rent a one bedroom home in London according to research conducted by...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest rental figures produced by Your Move for Scotland have prompted a claim that the country now has better yields...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

One of Scotland’s top lettings agents is warning of “an air of criminality” in the rental industry north of the border. His...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Latest government figures show that private rents paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 0.9 per cent in the 12...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Home Office is to reconvene its private rental sector stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. This follows a controversial period for...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Approved Letting Scheme is celebrating the 500th candidate to complete its Foundation Lettings Course. Moira Devlin of Lowther Homes, in...
19 September 2018
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17 September 2018
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The Scottish Government’s private rental reforms are shaking up the sector according to new data, which reveals rental property sales have...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News

There are now only eight weeks left for agents to apply to join a new statutory register which comes into effect...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in the UK, excluding London, are still increasing but at their slowest rate for five years. Figures from specialist lender Landbay...
06 August 2018
From: Breaking News

CityLets, Scotland’s largest online lettings listings service, says it’s business as usual for the market north of the border despite a...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Which?, the consumer organisation which this week revealed details of an undercover investigation of 30 viewings of properties marketed by lettings...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The major legislative changes introduced in Scotland’s letting sector are a major turning point but should not be feared, says one...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Buy to let landlords are welcoming proposals being considered by the government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies. In...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Approved Letting Scheme has unveiled a new specialist training course for letting agents. The NALS Level 3 Award in Letting...
29 June 2018
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13 June 2018
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Data from Countrywide’s Hamptons International agency suggests that the number of second homes that were rented rather than purchased last year...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News

An electrical testing equipment firm and an MP are setting up a national campaign to demand new laws on appliance testing...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Two million tenants will this year be hit with rent rises totalling a combined £46m a month according to an online...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage broker Commercial Trust says there was an increase in buy to let purchase activity in London during the first...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News

An agent has been banned from letting properties under ‘fit and proper person’ legislation in Scotland, following an incident in which...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The Scottish rental market performed solidly in the last year, with the average rent rising by 0.6 per cent to hit...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Private rental sector tenants have spent the year so far working only to pay for their accommodation, the BBC claims. The broadcaster...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The average cost of a new let reached £951 per month in Great Britain in March - that’s up 1.7 per...
17 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents have risen a negligible 0.9 per cent across the UK in the last 12 months according to HomeLet. The average monthly...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Rents in Scotland continue to grow but the rate is slowing according to the latest data from Your Move. The average rental...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the client money protection schemes operating in the lettings sector says he believes agents and property managers could be...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The new leader of the Labour party in Scotland says his party will introduce “stringent” rent controls if it gains power...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Well over twice as many Scottish tenants have seen their rents rise at the start of the year compared to those...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A head of a major agency says it is misleading to suggest that tenants are evicted ‘for no reason’. Mark Pilling, the...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Build To Rent developer and operator PLATFORM_ has announced its first scheme in Scotland and an expansion of an existing development...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The man behind a leading lettings industry PropTech company says the new Code of Conduct to clean up the rental sector...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has described the introduction of a code of conduct and official register for letting agents...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Politicians in London and Scotland are looking at new controls which could be imposed on home owners letting out their properties...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The code sets out the standards to be met by anyone engaged in lettings including specific requirements around how clients’ money...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 1.2 per cent in the 12 months to December according...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Rental growth across Great Britain picked up in 2017 according to data released today by Countrywide. Last year rents rose by an...
15 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Research by the University of Sheffield is reported to show the apparent damage done by short lets on Airbnb and similar...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide says one in every 12 homes that came on to the rental market in 2017 was for sale at some...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A man is reported to have launched “a campaign of harassment” against a lettings agent just an hour after signing a...
07 December 2017
From: Breaking News

One of Scotland’s leading lettings and estate agencies, Galbraith, has given the thumbs up to a new tenancy process introduced north...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A large shake up of the private rental sector begins in Scotland tomorrow with the introduction of Private Residential Tenancies replacing...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Scottish rental market continued to perform strongly in the year to the end of October with the average property let for £572 on...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty reform for first time buyers has taken pride of place in the Budget speech of Chancellor Phillip Hammond. From today,...
22 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A Birmingham agent has branded the government’s draft Tenant Fees Bill - which proposes a ban on letting agents’ fees on tenants...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A survey has been undertaken of the top 25 UK postcodes in terms of yields for investors - and London and...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the most dramatic changes in the UK’s private rental sector regulations is set to take place in five weeks...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Almost a third of renters in the UK do not have a life-saving carbon monoxide alarm in their property, with four...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Pressure from the consumer lobby is building for the introduction of a ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants -...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Latest data from Your Move’s rental indices suggest that rents are growing, with the average in England and Wales now £904,...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News

According to recent government figures, the average letting agent’s fee is £223 and 4.3 million householders pay this amount or thereabouts...
14 September 2017
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Letting agents across the UK must prepare now for a ban on fees charged to tenants says a PropTech company -...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Average rents for newly-let property across Great Britain rose to £954 per month in August, reflecting a 1.6 per cent annual...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A respected letting agency research head says Build To Rent could be a significant step towards solving the overall shortage of...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The majority of MPs speaking at a House of Commons debate yesterday acknowledged they are wary of the 'unintended consequences' of...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

A report into the Scottish rental market by Your Move says letting agents north of the border are already preparing for...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Over the past few months, hundreds of agents across the UK have been improving their photography skills by taking part in...
01 September 2017
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A new report identifies in detail over 145 laws and regulations governing the private rental sector, varying across the four countries...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Equity release specialist Retirement Advantage has launched a range of products specifically for owners of Buy To Let properties. These products will...
24 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The average UK private rental tenancy is now 20 months, almost a fifth longer than in 2014 according to research from...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A company owned by Lomond Capital has snapped up a Scottish lettings operation with an asset value of £45m. Lomond owns Stonehouse...
21 August 2017
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The annual rate of rental growth across Britain doubled between June and July driven by a turnaround in the London market,...
14 August 2017
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Rents are gently rising again after some months of small dips according to HomeLet. It says the average new tenancy signed during...
07 August 2017
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Green Party politician Andy Wightman claims that £10.6m in taxes are being avoided this year due to the boom in private...
07 August 2017
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01 August 2017
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The typical rent paid by tenants across Britain rose by an average of 1.8 per cent in the 12 months to...
19 July 2017
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Countrywide says the rapid growth in the size of the private rental sector in recent years is not down to a...
17 July 2017
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Purpose-built and professionally-managed Build To Rent - until now seen as a primarily London phenomenon - appears on the march in Scotland...
12 July 2017
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Proposals in Scotland for a minimum energy efficiency standard for privately let homes could damage the sector, especially in rural communities. That’s...
05 July 2017
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03 July 2017
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Rents in Scotland dropped 2.3 per cent on average in the month leading up to the General Election according to Your...
30 June 2017
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The UK rental market has seen a slump of 11.6 per cent in available stock over the last six years, according...
22 June 2017
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A crowdfunding campaign for a legal challenge against the rollout of the Right to Rent scheme is nearing its funding target. With...
12 June 2017
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Who are you? Rebecca Johnston What does it say on your business card? Managing Director (TDS Custodial) What is TDS Custodial? TDS Custodial is a government-approved...
09 June 2017
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The prospect of today's General Election as well as ongoing uncertainty surrounding Britain's exit from the European Union is having a...
08 June 2017
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Average UK rents fell in May, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The figures show that the average UK rent on...
06 June 2017
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Uber and a Build To Rent developer have announced a PropTech deal which will see the transport company getting involved in...
30 May 2017
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The first letting agents to have completed a new training course aimed at improving services for tenants and landlords have graduated. Some...
23 May 2017
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Immigration charity Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has this week launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for...
17 May 2017
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As the end of the academic year approaches, one deposit protection scheme is urging student tenants to reclaim their deposits. SafeDeposits Scotland...
17 May 2017
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A buy to let expert says there should be stronger enforcement and streamlining of legislation in the private rental sector. In a...
10 May 2017
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A seven per cent fall in the number of EU students seeking places at UK universities, matched with a 4.3 per...
10 May 2017
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Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she has been “horrified” to read allegations of some property owners offering rent-free accommodation in...
25 April 2017
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Scotland’s rental market swings to extremes, suggests the latest figures from website Citylets. On the one hand the Scottish average rent has...
25 April 2017
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A tenant has been tracked down after a year-long exercise and has now picked up the deposit he forgot to collect...
12 April 2017
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ARLA Propertymark representatives have met with Home Office officials in Cardiff and Edinburgh ahead of the government’s roll-out of Right To...
06 March 2017
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Belvoir says new figures from across its network of agents shows that the government is wrong to claim that renting is...
03 March 2017
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Scotland’s largest professional organisation for letting agents is urging all those in the rental sector to ensure they are fully compliant with...
01 March 2017
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The Law Society of Scotland is urging letting agents to prepare for a new code of practice coming into force north...
07 February 2017
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The head of MartinCo, the country’s largest franchise agency group, says the government’s buy to let tax changes and lettings fee...
03 February 2017
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A damning critique of the one-year-old Right To Rent legislation in England suggests that the government is largely unaware of its...
02 February 2017
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A Scottish agency group has announced that it has acquired a lettings business in order to move into the short-term lettings...
24 January 2017
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Average private rents in Scotland at the national level recorded an uncharacteristic dip in the final quarter of 2016, down 0.9...
19 January 2017
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The average rent paid for a home in the UK outside London hit £750 in December, rising by 2.04 per cent...
10 January 2017
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Letting agents’ fees levied on tenants - already banned in Scotland and now likely to be banned in England according to...
09 January 2017
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A trade body claims that 47 per cent of landlords would cease to use letting agents if their profits began to...
14 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Agency chain Spicerhaart is warning that tenants could pay up to three times as much as they currently do, if tenant...
07 December 2016
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The proportion of private landlords in arrears is substantially under half the proportion of owner occupiers in the same position according...
01 December 2016
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The managing director of one of the most prominent letting agencies in Edinburgh and Glasgow - where agents’ fees on tenants...
29 November 2016
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The average rent for a UK property grew by a negligible 0.05 per cent in October, despite a tiny fall in...
04 November 2016
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Specialist Build To Rent developer Moda has announced a large scheme on the site of a former police headquarters in Scotland...
03 November 2016
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Rents are rising faster in northern cities than those in the south, narrowing the divide between the two halves of the...
17 October 2016
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The rate of rental growth has dipped to its lowest annual rate this year - prices are up three per cent...
14 October 2016
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Letting agents and landlords across Scotland have been invited to check they are up to speed with current regulations at a...
13 October 2016
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Buyer enquiries from potential landlords and investors are now up 30 per cent since May according to Rightmove, suggesting that the...
12 October 2016
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The local press serving the area of Kirkcaldy is reporting concern about a local letting agent after numerous tenants and landlords...
03 October 2016
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To coincide with students' return to university, the trade body for Scotland's electrical sector, SELECT, has launched a radio campaign to...
23 September 2016
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SafeDeposits Scotland has announced that Ian Potter will succeed Sir Andrew Cubie as the organisation's chairman. Potter, who has been on the...
21 September 2016
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The UK's largest franchise agency has expanded into the Orkney Islands. Belvoir's Amjed Rasul, owner of its Inverness franchise, has acquired Orkney...
13 September 2016
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Some 21 per cent of buy to let investors are too embarrassed to admit what they do. That is the result of a...
12 September 2016
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A raft of regulatory and legal changes for letting agents in Scotland in 2018 is being flagged up by the Association...
06 September 2016
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A letting agency has been removed from a Scottish council’s approved list after failing to conform with rules protecting the deposits...
05 September 2016
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Average rents paid by tenants across Great Britain rose by 2.4 per cent in the 12 months to July, according to...
25 August 2016
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The BBC is claiming that vulnerable families are being exploited by rogue landlords in Glasgow - including in the constituency for...
25 August 2016
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The Scottish Association of Landlords - which represents letting agents as well as landlords north of the border - has spoken...
16 August 2016
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Rents across the UK are still rising but the rate of growth continues to slow. Data from HomeLet shows that rents agreed...
09 August 2016
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A lettings agency has become the first in Scotland to be sanctioned for breaching rules that secure the deposits of its...
08 July 2016
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Rents in Scotland are at a record high, after the fastest month-on-month growth on record. Data from Your Move shows that average...
22 June 2016
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Data produced by Scottish lettings agency DJ Alexander Lettings appears to show a growing trend towards long-term letting over buying. The agency,...
21 June 2016
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Lettings volumes have taken a sharp downward trend in May according to board company Agency Express. New listings were down 11.9 per...
20 June 2016
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Around 30 per cent of private rental sector landlords are still undecided about whether they will vote to leave or remain...
16 June 2016
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Tenancy deposits in England and Wales are typically £100 dearer than the Scottish equivalent. Between June 2015 and May 2016, the average...
15 June 2016
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Rents across the UK continued to rise during May but at a decreasing rate, says HomeLet. Data shows that rents agreed on...
08 June 2016
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The average rent paid by private tenants across Great Britain increased by 2.6% in the twelve months to April 2016, according...
01 June 2016
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Letting agents in Scotland have started to sign up to a new compliance programme which has the aim of stamping out...
25 May 2016
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Annual rent rises in Scotland hit a three-year low in April, according to new figures. Your Move's Scotland Buy-to-Let Index shows that...
25 May 2016
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HomeLet’s monthly rental market monitor shows that rents are still rising across the UK. It says rents on new tenancies outside of...
05 May 2016
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The supply of rental housing stock on letting agents’ books fell sharply in March, to the lowest level since the start...
29 April 2016
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March saw the sharpest month-on-month fall in Scottish rents on record, according to the letting agency Your Move. Average residential rents in...
27 April 2016
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Average asking rents in Scotland now stand at £767 per month, up 2.1 per cent over the past year. The exception to...
21 April 2016
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A petition opposing lettings agents’ fees in England and Wales has now gathered over 245,000 signatures. Vicky Spratt, features editor on the...
18 April 2016
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A leading chartered surveying firm is stressing the differences that exist between new English and Scottish energy efficiency rules hitting the...
12 April 2016
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Two organisations are appealing to Scottish Ministers to ensure that businesses have the ability to supply accommodation for workers in rural...
17 March 2016
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Police in Scotland are clamping down on what they call “gangster landlords” who are using the lettings sector for money laundering. A...
03 March 2016
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Tenants now pay 2.6 per cent more rent on average than they did a year ago according to the government’s Office...
01 March 2016
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All regions of the UK will see falling owner-occupation levels and more private renting over the next decade, with particular rises...
29 February 2016
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The supply of rental accommodation is the lowest for at least a year according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents. After...
26 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Jen Paice What does it say on your business card? Chief executive of SafeDeposits Scotland What does SafeDeposits Scotland do? We are...
24 February 2016
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Scottish tenants are paying off late rent amid improving household finances, according to Your Move. As of January the proportion of late...
24 February 2016
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There has been an end of year surge in Scottish rents according to a buy to let index run by Your...
27 January 2016
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A land-owners’ group is upset at the Scottish Government’s alleged “disregard” for estate- and land-owners to be able to gain vacant...
25 January 2016
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Typical rents in Scotland are down from £757 per month to £747 according to Citylets - just as the Private Housing...
22 January 2016
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People coming to work in Scotland from overseas are making up an increasing proportion of private sector tenants according to a...
19 January 2016
From: Breaking News

New research from HomeLet reveals that Brighton, Bristol, Edinburgh and Newcastle recorded the largest increase in rents last year amongst the...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Scottish finance minister John Swinney is to introduce a three per cent surcharge on the full purchase price of all ‘additional...
17 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The Scottish Government is to announce today whether it is replicating the three per cent stamp duty hike on buy to...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News

One of Scotland’s largest independent letting agencies has entered into two deals adding over 600 properties to its inventory. The Edinburgh-based DJ...
08 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Figures from the 211-office agency Belvoir shows that average rents in Britain exceed the pre-downturn late 2008 figure by a mere...
25 November 2015
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Holly Pendred from Gibbs Gillespie in Uxbridge, Middlesex, is celebrating after being crowned Relocation Agent Network’s Employee of the Year 2015. The...
19 November 2015
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LSL Property Services has snapped up another independent letting agency - and says it’s looking for more. The agency, PHP Lettings in...
18 November 2015
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Scottish Land & Estates, a body representing private landowners north of the border, says it is positive about proposals to improve...
18 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Rents climbed 0.7 per cent in October to a UK average of £1,294. There were increases in every region with the...
17 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Select, the trade body for Scotland's electrical sector, is reminding agents and landlords that from December 1 there must be five-yearly electrical...
06 November 2015
From: Breaking News

New legislation designed to reform Scotland’s private rental sector could make it harder for agents and landlords to tackle anti-social behaviour...
04 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Renters are paying 2.7 per cent more for their homes than a year ago, according to data from the Office for...
02 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Tenants in the West Midlands are suffering the most from rent increases, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents’ monthly...
30 October 2015
From: Breaking News

There has been a mixed response from the private rental industry following the announcement that Right To Rent checks will become mandatory...
21 October 2015
From: Breaking News

After six months of annual rent price rises of 10 per cent plus the latest HomeLet index shows rent prices have...
16 October 2015
From: Breaking News

A long-established letting agency and a campaign group have joined forces to analyse a UK government's private rental sector reform proposals...
08 October 2015
From: Breaking News

With perhaps ironic timing, rents across some parts of Scotland are falling - just as the Scottish Government prepares to outline...
07 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Another major industry body has added its voice to growing concerns over the potential impact of Right To Rent immigration checks...
28 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Scottish rents have fallen month-on-month for the first time since the start of the year - and rent controls may make...
24 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Michael Groves, Partner of Lomond Capital which is focused on bringing together good quality regional letting and estate...
17 September 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

The government has confirmed that it has no plan to ban letting agency fees in England. Fees are already banned in Scotland...
16 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation period for its proposed Code of Practice for Letting Agents. The proposed Code of Practice...
26 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The average rent in Scotland has plateaued, remaining at an all-time record high of £549 a month, according to Your Move's...
26 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Brandon in Suffolk is the most profitable location for pensioners to invest in buy-to-let property with an average yield of 8.59%. This...
25 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Over 7,000 responses have been received in the second round of consultation over the Scottish Government’s proposals for private rental sector...
14 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The police have told letting agents and landlords that they are in a unique position to spot - and prevent -...
31 July 2015
From: Breaking News

A local authority has refused to issue a private landlord licence after it was revealed the applicant had a conviction for...
29 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Tenant arrears are rising in Scotland, even though letting agents’ fees on tenants are banned. Agents’ fees on renters, which are legal in...
22 July 2015
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A Build To Let scheme led by developer Dandara and property investment operator LaSalle is to be the first of its...
14 July 2015
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Some 19 per cent of MPs in the new parliament are landlords according to their entries in the first Register of...
10 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The changes to tax relief for landlords comes on top of a blizzard of new health and safety requirements, regulations and...
09 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Scotland is to be officially represented within the Association of Residential Lettings Agents with the appointment of a Your Move area...
02 July 2015
From: Breaking News

A Scottish agent has warned that government proposals to restrict landlord repossessions could negatively impact accommodation costs at the Edinburgh Festival. David...
08 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Average Scottish rents recorded in April increased by 1.6% in a year, according to Your Move’s latest Scottish Rental Index. This is...
27 May 2015
From: Breaking News

A new director of The Property Ombudsman in Scotland and chief executive of one of that country’s major letting agencies ia...
14 May 2015
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The Chartered Institute of Housing has welcomed Scottish Government moves to make private renting more secure for tenants. In its submission to...
13 May 2015
From: Breaking News

An umbrella organisation representing parts of the private rented sector is to be put before the Scottish parliament in a bid...
11 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Ian Wilson, the head of Martin & Co, recently threw his hat into the ring regarding Labour’s stated intention to cap...
06 May 2015
From: Features

The chief executive of Braemore, one of the highest profile letting agencies in Scotland, says he wants greater regulation for the...
01 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Britain rose 2.1 per cent in the 12 months to March, according to the...
29 April 2015
From: Breaking News

Edinburgh is set to become the first local authority in Scotland to move into the private landlord business, building up to...
24 April 2015
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With another hung parliament looking increasingly likely, the so-called ‘challenger parties’ look set to have a major say in who forms...