Rent increase statistics

Rent increase statistics

Rent Service Scotland (RSS) is the body which oversees rent setting in Scotland. It has historically been responsible for setting rents on old regulated tenancies (these are tenancies which commenced before January 1989, a few of which are still in existence). More...
Self Assessment tips for completing your tax return

Self Assessment tips for completing your tax return

Article written by HMRC For many self-employed workers Self Assessment has always been the way they declare their tax liabilities. But Self Assessment has only been in place since 1996 and was created to streamline the tax collection process for those with any untaxed...
Buy-to-let market update

Buy-to-let market update

By Doug Hall, Director, 3mc Welcome to ‘Buy-to-let Market’, a column aimed at providing you with recent criteria and product updates within the buy-to-let (BTL) lending markets. The information within this article is correct as at 29/07/2024. Buy-to-let market update:...
Upper tribunal confirms COLA rent cap exemption

Upper tribunal confirms COLA rent cap exemption

In a decision which will be binding on future First-Tier Tribunal (FTT) cases, the Upper Tribunal has confirmed that the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 rent freeze/rent caps which were in place from 6 September 2022 to 31 March 2024 did not...
Consultation for PBSA providers

Consultation for PBSA providers

The Scottish Government has published a consultation seeking information from PBSA (purpose-built student accommodation) providers on their current processes for students who wish to end their tenancy agreement early. The consultation also seeks feedback on what the...
SAL meeting with Minister for Housing

SAL meeting with Minister for Housing

On 26 June SAL chief executive John Blackwood and policy manager Caroline Elgar met with the government’s Minister for Housing, Paul McLennan. The Minister acknowledged that the government’s relationship with the private rented sector (PRS) is not positive following...
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