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A lawyer says radical rental reforms proposed for Scotland - which could be a model for change in England and Wales...

The controversial minister who steered rent controls through the Scottish Parliament has contacted Propertymark to reveal details of the next stage. Patrick...

ARLA Propertymark has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s examination of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill, calling for clarity on contributions...

Propertymark has laid out its proposals to the Scottish Government ahead of its 2024-25 Budget next week. The letting agents’ trade body...

Propertymark has issued a strongly-worded statement aimed at politicians demanding rent controls. Labour Members of the Scottish Parliament have urged the declaration...

Propertymark has told politicians that an additional homes tax will not succeed in increasing housing supply. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and...

The Scottish Greens - who are in effect the architects of rent controls north of the border - have welcomed a...

The political alliance between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens is likely to stay in place until 2026. Arguably the...

The Scottish Government does not intend to abandon its licensing scheme for Airbnbs and other short term lets, nor to delay...

Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...

The co-leader of the Green Party wants the Renters Reform Bill to go further in restricting the powers of private landlords. Carla...

The Scottish Parliament’s so called Cost of Living Act - imposing rent controls on the private sector - is backfiring. That’s the...

Propertymark has told a UK government to stop ignore the damaging effect of its policies on the private rental sector. An outspoken...

The controversial ban on private rental sector rent rises and evictions is to continue in Scotland for another six months at...

Propertymark has become embroiled in a war of words with a Scottish politician who has made a series of anti-agent and...

One of the politicians backing a tax surcharge on the purchase of second homes and buy to lets has been put...

It’s been announced that a deadline for existing hosts on AirBnb and other short let platforms to register with the Scottish...

Letting agents in Scotland are angry at the Scottish Government for increasing the tax surcharge on buyers of buy to lets...

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax - the Scottish equivalent of stamp duty - has risen to six per cent for all...

No fewer than 85 per cent of letting agents say that landlord clients have expressed a wish to sell up in...

Propertymark says there’s already been a decline in the number of homes available for rent in Scotland because of rising costs...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations says its members are key to tackling the cost of living crisis but rent freezes,...

The Belvoir Group is warning that the housing crisis within the Scottish private rental sector is rapidly worsening, thanks to the...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The controversial rent...

A prominent Labour politician in Scotland has made an outspoken attack on the private landlord sector in her call for an...

Another prominent industry voice is warning of the dangers of the Scottish Government’s new eviction policies. So far the National Residential Landlords...

Propertymark is questioning whether the Scottish Government is adequately funding the First-tier Tribunal to cope with any extra demand placed on...

Speculation in national newspapers suggests that the government is considering giving local mayors some powers over parts of the private rented...

Housing groups have united to appeal to politicians to step back from new laws that threaten to “devastate” the number of...

A Parliamentary group currently investigating the possible implementation of rent controls is to be joined by a senior figure from Propertymark. The...

Another prominent Labour politician has thrown his weight behind rent controls. And Mark Griffin - who is the party’s housing spokesman in...

Opposition appears to be growing to the first major bid in the UK to regulate the spread of Airbnbs and properties...

A senior lettings agent and property management company owner has set out how rent controls could work in very specific circumstances...

The deal to introduce rent controls in Scotland - the result of a deal between two parties in the Scottish Parliament...

Details are beginning to emerge of the measures likely to be imposed on the private rental sector in Scotland as a...

Rent controls are to be introduced into part of the UK as a result of a deal between two political parties. The...

Propertymark has accused the Scottish Government of rushing through the latest eviction ban extension without proper consultation. At the end of last...

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-day debate over the extension of the eviction ban in Scotland - and Propertymark appears...

Scotland’s official clampdown on short lets is gathering pace with the country’s housing minister advocating a licensing regime and so-called ‘control...

The Scottish Parliament has postponed new fire and smoke alarm legislation for 12 months. This move, by its local government committee, follows...

A renters’ union in Scotland claims a proposal to cap rents in the country doesn’t go far enough. The Scottish Parliament’s Local...

The ban on evictions in the private rented sector looks almost certain to be extended until March next year in Scotland...

A leading PropTech figure says a political issue north of the border demonstrates the advantages of voluntary industry codes of practice over...

A Bill which would have introduced a general cap on rent increases in the private rental sector has been abandoned by...

A senior Labour politician has claimed that there is a city in the UK where two out of every 13 residential...

The new leader of the Labour party in Scotland says his party will introduce “stringent” rent controls if it gains power...

Green Party politician Andy Wightman claims that £10.6m in taxes are being avoided this year due to the boom in private...

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she has been “horrified” to read allegations of some property owners offering rent-free accommodation in...

The local press serving the area of Kirkcaldy is reporting concern about a local letting agent after numerous tenants and landlords...

The BBC is claiming that vulnerable families are being exploited by rogue landlords in Glasgow - including in the constituency for...

Two organisations are appealing to Scottish Ministers to ensure that businesses have the ability to supply accommodation for workers in rural...

A land-owners’ group is upset at the Scottish Government’s alleged “disregard” for estate- and land-owners to be able to gain vacant...

Typical rents in Scotland are down from £757 per month to £747 according to Citylets - just as the Private Housing...

An umbrella organisation representing parts of the private rented sector is to be put before the Scottish parliament in a bid...