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Bruce Forbes Angus Housing Association director, Bruce Forbes, has likened some properties in Dundee to slums and claimed many homes will not meet new Scottish Government standards.

Victoria Nixon Staff at tenancy deposit scheme SafeDeposits Scotland have tracked down their biggest ever ‘missing’ tenant, who took more than a year to claim back a deposit of £5,250.

New proposals to ensure all privately rented homes in Scotland meet a minimum standard of energy efficiency have been published today for consultation. The consultation seeks views on requiring all private rented sector properties to have a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of ‘E

A report detailing the scale of the problem with “short-term lets” in Scotland’s capital has been published by a Green MSP. The publication by Andy Wightman MSP, the Scottish Greens’ housing spokesperson, shows there are more than 6200 properties available in Edinburgh for short term letting

Gerry More Housing specialist Gerry More has been appointed as managing director of Stewart Milne Homes to drive growth in the central belt.

A convicted child sex offender who tried to apply for a landlord's permit from behind bars is among four men to be banned from renting homes by Glasgow City Council. Muhammed Anwar had been convicted and jailed for six years for three offences in relation to child sexual abuse, having previously bee

With 14% of all households in Scotland now calling the private rented sector home compared with just 5% back in 1999, more people than ever are looking to the private rented sector for long-term housing solutions either through choice or necessity. This growth has led to a more diverse tenant base a

Proposals for a £105 million transformation of the former Strathclyde Police HQ in Glasgow's city centre into homes built specifically for private rent have been unveiled to the public. Moda Living, the developer behind a 525-home project in Edinburgh city centre, staged an initial consultation out

David Cowans, Places for People’s group chief executive Places for People (PfP) has become the first housing association to establish a distinct fund management capability with the launch of its new PfP Capital business.

John Blackwood Scotland’s largest membership organisation for landlords has strongly criticised UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond MP, for not reversing tax changes which will result in a reduced supply of affordable housing in Scotland.

The UK’s most vulnerable tenants are being pushed out of the private rental market, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned. New figures from its latest Residential Market Survey show that around one-third of respondents believe that access to private rented properties had f

One in four private tenants has deductions taken from their deposit when they leave the property but almost all successfully claim the cash back, according to a new study which also found variations in tenant behaviour across Scotland. The first annual survey of the money deducted by landlords from

Large scale residential investor Get Living has concluded a deal which will provide more than 600 homes for rent in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City district. The 7.5-acre High Street site has outline planning consent and the developer hopes to bring forward a new residential neighbourhood.

A joint venture between developer Moda Living and investment manager Apache Capital is to deliver 525 new homes for rent in Edinburgh city centre in a multi-million pound deal which will also include the purchase of 46 existing private rented homes. Property firm Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has

Shelter Scotland’s Nora Uhrig encourages tenants to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation into its proposed private rented sector dispute tribunal. At Shelter Scotland, we’re too used to hearing about disputes between tenants and private landlords or letting agents. When these rela