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Letting agent Riccardo Giovanacci argues that Scotland needs to attract more landlords into the private rented sector, rather than continuing to drive them away. In an ideal world, home ownership would be the accepted way for everyone to live, with people enjoying the security, warmth, shelter

The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has refused an appeal by a landlord against an order requiring him to comply with a Repairing Standard Enforcement Order after he challenged the appropriateness of leaving the order in place. Mohammed Arshad, the appellant, argued that it was not possible to carry out

North Ayrshire Council is inviting people to have their say on the proposed short-term let policy, due to come into effect later this year. The short-term let licensing scheme will apply to a wide range of accommodation including self-catered properties, B&Bs and guest houses as well as other te

East Lothian Council is preparing a new Local Housing Strategy (LHS) which will set out how housing and housing services will be delivered in the area for the next five years (2023-28). Varrying out a range of engagement activities to gather views from people living in all types of housing in East L

An application seeking leave to appeal against four applications alleging breaches of the Letting Agents Code of Practice has been refused by the Upper Tribunal for Scotland after it determined that the matters had already been settled. Tonero Ltd had formerly hired Countrywide Residential Lettings

From 1 October, the Coronavirus Recovery and Reform Act abolishes mandatory grounds for repossession and the First Tier Tribunal will only evict where the members believe it to be reasonable in the circumstances. Given these significant changes, Scottish Housing News editor Kieran Findlay interviewe

A property technology company has announced plans to invest £1 billion to buy and retrofit 3,000 private rented sector homes. Backed by institutional investors, IMMO uses artificial intelligence and other technology to identify homes that offer ‘value-add’ opportunities, in this ca

Hadrian Real Estate has secured a £1.8 million loan from Broadwood Capital to help deliver its latest residential development at Lenzie in Glasgow. The development concerns a converted and extended former primary school in the centre of Lenzie.

Perth and Kinross Council (PKC) is exploring the possibility of introducing a short-term let control area in Highland Perthshire. In February, the City of Edinburgh Council became the first council to implement such a control zone.

Edinburgh family business At Home In Edinburgh is celebrating after being named Residential Lettings Team of the Year at the Scottish Home Awards, which recognise excellence in the Scottish housing and house-building industry. This is the first time that At Home in Edinburgh’s small team of ju

The Highland Council has agreed to apply to Scottish Ministers to designate Ward 20 (Badenoch and Strathspey) as a Short-Term Let Control Area.

The Coronavirus Recovery and Reform Bill will strengthen the rights of tenants and make it harder for landlords to evict tenants, according to the Scottish Greens.

Property factoring specialist Newton Property Management recorded a 9% increase in revenue in 2021, and is set to grow headcount and strengthen its leadership team in 2022. Posting revenue of £3.78 million (2020: £3.45m), the firm founded in 2001 by chairman Stephen O’Neill now man

Living Rent, Scotland’s tenants’ union, is calling for greater emergency protections for tenants as MSPs prepare to debate a rent freeze amendment in Parliament this afternoon.

A new scheme to regulate short-term lets in Glasgow is set to go out to public consultation. The proposed scheme follows changes this year to the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 that allows local authorities to introduce a licensing framework for owners of properties intended for short-term ren