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Private and social landlords have signed new joint statements reaffirming their commitment to only take eviction action as a last resort. The statements have been agreed by the Scottish Federation of Housing Association (SFHA), the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWS

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A consultation on the details of a licensing scheme for short term lets will take place over seven weeks this summer. Social justice secretary Shona Robison has announced the publication of a draft licensing order for consultation, ahead of laying the final legislation at the Scottish Parliament in

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Aberdeen Cyrenians has launched a new style of letting agency based on private social letting and the Housing First principles. By providing greater levels of support for both landlords in the private rental sector and prospective tenants, Settled: Homes for All aims to reduce two key issu

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The Scottish Government’s Private Rented Sector Resilience Group should include a role for tenant’s unions, the Scottish Greens have said. The party’s co-leader Patrick Harvie raised the issue in the Scottish Parliament after he said the insecurity of the private rented sector

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Build-to-rent and student accommodation developer Watkin Jones is actively seeking sites to add to its recent acquisition of a development site in Edinburgh and is making "good progress" with the launch of an affordable homes pilot. Since its previous update in January, the firm has s

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Hundreds of landlords and property professionals have hit out at a lack of Scottish Government support as a range of measures are called on to help protect this critical part of the nation's housing stock. More than two-thirds of landlords and property professionals who responded to a survey by spec

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Jennifer Harris, senior research associate at the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), looks at how new UK-wide research highlights examples of how services are adapting to improve access to advice and information for people living in the private rented sector. This is part of

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