Recovering Possession when Private Tenants Abandon a Property

Apr 1, 2019 | Blog

How does a landlord recover possession of a property which has been abandoned by a private tenant? The options available depend on the type of tenancy in place. Assured or short assured tenancies Most private residential tenancies beginning before 1 December 2017 are...

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...

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...

July 2017 – Private tenancies – Old and New

Aug 21, 2017 | Bullet Point Update

The Bullet Point Updates for April 2016 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”) which is expected to have effect from December this year. The...

May 2016 – Private Residential Tenancies – Part 2

May 29, 2016 | Bullet Point Update

The Private Housing (Tenancies)(Scotland) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”) received Royal Assent last month. Not much of it is yet in force. But it makes sweeping changes to the law concerning private residential tenancies in Scotland. This Note outlines some of the key...