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What You Need to Know if Your Landlord Decides to

What You Need to Know if Your Landlord Decides to Sell Your Rental Property

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre on 14th Mar 2023

In this quick read, we look at some questions you might have if your landlord decides to sell.

As a tenant living in a rental property, you need to be aware of your rights. Fortunately, due to recent reforms...

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Turn Your Rental Property into Somewhere You Love

Turn Your Rental Property into Somewhere You Love

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre on 14th Feb 2023

In this quick read, we look at ways to love your rental without falling foul of any tenancy agreement rules and stipulations.

Whether your rental property is a blank space you just sleep in, or it’s a new...

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The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland)

The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act – Emergency legislation

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 has been passed by the Scottish Parliament.

Following on from our
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The Fake Landlord Scam That All Renters Need to Kn

The Fake Landlord Scam That All Renters Need to Know About

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Don’t let fraudsters swindle you out of your hard-earned money. Read on to discover what the ‘fake landlord’ scam is and how to protect yourself.

The fake landlord ruse has been around for years, but...

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Immediate rent freeze and eviction ban

Immediate rent freeze and eviction ban

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

An emergency rent freeze in the private and public sectors is announced in Scotland.

Setting out the programme for government for the next 12 months First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today announced to the...

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Renting for the First Time? Read On

Renting for the First Time? Read On

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

In this quick read, we help you prepare to sign on the dotted line and start your first tenancy.

Are you a renting newbie? Are you flying your family’s comfy nest? Well, this one’s for you. Renting your...

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What Are a Tenant’s Responsibilities?

What Are a Tenant’s Responsibilities?

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Moving into a new home can be exciting, but renting a property comes with responsibilities. To avoid disputes – or paying for things that don’t fall within your remit – it’s helpful to know your...

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Covid extended notice periods to be scrapped

Covid extended notice periods to be scrapped

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

From 31 March 2022 the notice periods for eviction will revert back to the original requirements in place prior to the pandemic.

The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) have tonight indicated that the...

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Why Renting is Better than Buying for Some People

Why Renting is Better than Buying for Some People

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

When it comes to finding somewhere to live there is always a decision to be made about renting versus buying. Obviously, most people want to own their own home at some point, however, for some people renting is...

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Who pays for council tax when renting; landlords o

Who pays for council tax when renting; landlords or tenants?

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

When it comes to renting a property from a landlord, there should be a section in your tenancy agreement that stipulates you are responsible for paying council tax, along with other utility bills and services for...

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Tips on how to avoid rogue landlords

Tips on how to avoid rogue landlords

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Over the past years, cases of rogue landlords have crept their way in. This gives the letting industry a negative reputation. Although, you may find that from ten landlords, only a small number have unprofessional...

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What to pay attention to on a tenancy agreement

What to pay attention to on a tenancy agreement

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

A tenancy agreement can be described as the binding contract signed between you and your landlord. It clearly sets out all the legal terms and conditions in regards to your tenancy, and what type it is. For this...

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Saving up your rental deposit

Saving up your rental deposit

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Looking for a rental property for the first time? We know how exciting it feels when you are a young professional looking for your first home. It’s all about roaming around your new local area, buying new stuff...

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Tenants- what maintenance issues are your responsi

Tenants- what maintenance issues are your responsibility?

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Renting a home might have always been seen as a lesser to buying one, but what you may not realise is that there are plenty of benefits to renting a home rather than owning one.One of the biggest benefits is that...

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The pros and cons of house sharing

The pros and cons of house sharing

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

We know that the idea of house sharing isn’t for everyone; however, living with other people in a house can actually be a great idea for some. So, if you are considering house sharing as an option then here are...

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Top tips for renting with a pet

Top tips for renting with a pet

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Renting a home is a great alternative to buying your own property. In fact, it seems to be something that is much more commonplace than it has ever been. Renting does have a wide range of benefits, but it does...

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Should you go for a long term or short term let?

Should you go for a long term or short term let?

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

When you are renting a property there are two main types of lets that you can choose from. There are short term lets and long term lets. The type of let that you decide on will really depend on what you are...

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How to Ensure You Get Your Tenancy Deposit Back

How to Ensure You Get Your Tenancy Deposit Back

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

Quite a good number of people believe that getting their tenancy deposit back is impossible, or have the mentality that their landlords will do or look for any possible reason to hold back their security deposits....

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5 questions that tenants should always ask on a vi

5 questions that tenants should always ask on a viewing

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

When you are viewing a rental property with the mind set to move in, there are likely to be a thousand questions running through your head. However, with so much to think about, making sure that you ask the right...

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Checklist for tenants

Checklist for tenants

Scottish Property Centre By Scottish Property Centre

When it comes to renting a property it is important to know what you are getting into, particularly if it is something you are doing for the first time. It is easy to be caught out, so follow our handy checklist...

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