The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 that was passed by the Scottish Parliament earlier this year comes into force on 1st December 2017. It will become the de-facto tenancy and replaces the Assured and Short Assured Tenancies we have employed since 1988 (and before). These will remain in force but no new ones can […]
The Council does not seem to have a clear policy regarding short term lets. Factotum are concerned that landlords are getting confusing advice from council workers. They seem to have advised some of our landlords that a tenancy longer than a month would represent the tenants’ only or main residence, adopting HMRC’s definition of 31 days […]
Generation Z, also known as the post-millennials or the iGeneration, are rapidly approaching adulthood. Born from 2000 onwards, they are getting ready to take their exams, leave the family home and head to university. They’ll enjoy their 18th birthdays in 2018. Around the time the new Private Rented Tenancy (PRT) comes into force in late […]
The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 will come into force in late 2017 to early 2018. Dealing with long term regulations, it dispenses with the present Assured and Short Assured Tenancies and introduces a Private Rented Tenancy (PRT). We refer to Short Assured Tenancies as Long Term lets. No less than six months in […]