News archives
In the news – 18 February
Landlords in the media and articles of interest Mentions: The Scotsman: John Blackwood: Don’t slam the door on landlords – they provide a vital service – 15 February Articles: Mortgage Introducer: Scottish Rents Rising On Buy To Let Property Investments – 1 February...
Dcarbonise 15-16 May, Glasgow – Save the date
Dcarbonise, an energy customer focused event, will be running alongside All-Energy 2019, the UK’s largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference, at the SEC, Glasgow on 15 -16 May. Sponsored by the Scottish Government, Energy Saving Trust and Zero...
Letting Agent myth-busting
Letting agent myth-busting Following our articles on PRT myths and press myths, our attention turns to misconceptions commonly held by letting agents. 1. We need to join a redress scheme In Scotland there is no legal requirement for letting agents to join an external...
Energy efficiency
The government has advised us that it still intends to publish draft regulations early this year to bring in the following requirements for PRS properties: – properties must have a minimum EPC rating of E at change of tenancy from 1 April 2020 all rental...
Letting agent CPD workshops – book now for “Effective Communication”
From our sister organisation Landlord Accreditation Scotland (LAS), this is the second of three short courses designed to help you deal effectively with the challenges of working within a letting agency and is one of our personal development courses ideal for...
Can your tenants help with a research project on older private renters?
Beyond generation rent: understanding the aspirations of older private renters (35+) Beyond generation rent flier (5 downloads) Researchers from the University of Stirling and the University of Glasgow invite older tenants to have their say about their experiences and...
Letting agents: events, conference and CPD
Lots of people have been asking about our plans for conferences this year. The last two years have been exceptionally busy for letting agents, with a lot of time out of their businesses for training, plus the extra expenses of registration, qualification and so on....
Respond to tenement maintenance proposals
You may have seen recent media reports under the headline “Condition of Scottish tenements at ‘cliff-edge'”(see SAL news item here). The report which was referred to included some proposals listed below. Under One Roof is keen to hear from members...
Dumfries and Galloway Home Energy Assistance Scheme
The scheme provides assistance to private tenants in fuel poverty to improve the energy efficiency of the property and reduce fuel costs. The project covers Dumfries and Galloway. Any landlords in the area whose tenants would benefit from the service are invited to...
Free mediation: Strathclyde area
Free mediation service The University of Strathclyde has recently launched a housing mediation project. This offers a free mediation service to landlords and tenants in the Strathclyde area. Mediation can help to resolve a variety of landlord/tenant disputes including...