Grounds for Eviction for Private Residential Tenancy Tenants

Nov 27, 2018 | Blog

At the end of 2017 the Private Residential Tenancy or PTR replaced the old residential tenancy known as a short assured tenancy or SAT in Scotland. One of the defined intentions of the new PRT is to offer tenants greater security. A PRT can only be ended by 1 of 3...

Shelter Scotland Launches “Toolkit for Tenants”

Nov 20, 2018 | Blog

An online “toolkit” for Scottish tenants on how to best navigate the rental system has been launched by Shelter Scotland, with funding from SafeDeposits Scotland Trust. SafeDeposit Scotland Trust (the only not-for-profit deposit scheme in Scotland) made a grant of...

The Number of Rental Properties Available in Scotland Continues to Fall

Aug 27, 2018 | Blog

A new survey of the residential property market has revealed that the number of rental properties in Scotland has fallen even further over the last three months. Coupled with this decrease in supply is an increase in demand which is expected to lead to a sharp rise in...

October 2017 – “To boldly go” New private residential tenancy agreements – Model Agreements

Nov 8, 2017 | Bullet Point Update

The Bullet Point Updates for April and May 2016 gave an outline of the radical re-vamp of private residential tenancies under the Private Housing (Tenancies)(Scotland) Act 2016) (“the new Act”) and the July 2017 BPU touched on an aspect of bridging the gap between the...

New Scottish Private Residential Tenancy in force from 1 December 2017

Oct 16, 2017 | Blog, Residential Leases

The Scottish Government has published regulations which confirm that the new form of Scottish residential tenancy, known as the Private Residential Tenancy will be introduced on 1 December 2017. This new form of tenancy was created by the Private Housing (Tenancies)...