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David Morrison Significant tax changes affecting landlords will be outlined as part of National Landlord Day tomorrow.

Glasgow Homelessness Network is to receive a share of a new £150,000 fund to help homeless people - or those at risk of homelessness - to rent a home. The Help-To-Rent funding programme has been commissioned by Crisis, the national charity for homeless people, and will support the five projects to

More than a third of landlords in Scotland are unaware of their responsibility to check gas appliances, despite dangerous appliances being found in a fifth of privately-rented accommodation, new research has revealed. Campaign body Gas Safe Register found that unsafe gas appliances have been found i

A series of new landlord electrical safety guidelines are due to come into effect in Dumfries and Galloway. All private landlords will need to ensure their occupied rented properties have an electrical installation condition report (EICR) from December 1. The certification ensures the electrical ins

John Blackwood Scottish landlords’ representatives will hold a series of meetings in London this week to thank Scottish MPs for their support in trying to reverse proposed tax changes which they argue will threaten investment in Scotland and harm the supply of affordable housing.

A partnership which aims to attract investment into Scotland’s seven cities has showcased its new Private Rented Sector Prospectus to UK property developers during the MIPIM UK property trade show in London. The Scottish Cities Alliance said the prospectus highlights the market opportunity for the

Company founders Graeme and Leanne Carling at Alloway Halls A Dundee property and investment firm has unveiled a “multi-million pound plan” to create affordable homes after it acquired a block of Abertay University halls of residence.

Prices in Scotland rental market have risen by 5.4 per cent in the last 12 months with Edinburgh and Lothians home to the highest rents in Scotland. The latest 2016 buy-to-let index from Your Move found that typical rental prices remained increased slightly from £574 in July to August’s figure of

Last week Scottish Housing News reported on the victory of students who sued for the return of their rent deposit. Our sister publication, Scottish Legal News, is today publishing a full case report. Three flat-sharing university students who sued their landlady after she failed to lodge their depos

Richard Blanco More than a third of landlords in Scotland’s private rented sector think that leaving the EU will have a negative impact on their ability to attract tenants in the future, according to a new survey.

Glasgow-based social enterprise and letting agency Homes for Good has been shortlisted for five annual business and professional awards this year in recognition of its ongoing commitment to ethics, social change and tenants’ wellbeing. Homes for Good has been trading since March 2013 and currently

Angela Constance The Scottish Government has published a landmark plan of fifty bold and ambitious actions to achieve a fairer Scotland, including key actions on housing access, affordability and homelessness.

'We can’t get into social housing now' An exhibition of thought-provoking photographs showing tenants’ experiences of private renting in Scotland was launched at a reception event at the Scottish Parliament last night.

Ellie Hutchinson By Ellie Hutchinson, private renting project manager at Shelter Scotland

Gerry More Scotland’s Build to Rent (BTR) sector is today being boosted by the announcement of an extension to funding for the Scottish Government-supported Private Rented Sector (PRS) Champion.