Landlords

Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham, together known as the ‘Thinking Drinkers’, finished their 'Great British Pub Ride' on July 3.

Watch: Comedians cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats on tandem bike

The Renters' Rights Bill includes new measures to help tenants with both children and pets

Your rights as a renter and the big changes being made

The Bow Bar manager Ian Whyte pictured with customers at the bar in 1990

21 of the best photos capturing 90s vibes at Scotland's pubs and bars

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to raise taxes in next week’s spending review (Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

Landlords are not an easy target for Rachel Reeves’ tax rises

Buy-to-let investment

Why investment in buy-to-let still holds appeal

The amendments would see more taxes for holiday let owners.

Scottish holiday let owners to face tax hikes under new proposals

Ad Feature How much your property could achieve while helping housing crisis

Energy and water bills, as well as ScotRail fares, are among those all going up on April 1

Here are all the bills going up today in Scotland

Many landords in Scotland have been unable to adjust rents in line with rising costs (Picture: Alistair Linford)

Are ‘rogue’ landlords just waiting to ramp up rents?

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Fraser Napier is an Associate, Anderson Strathern

Know your rights when storms like Eowyn wreak havoc

Keeping the books up to date is a task every business owner needs to master

High-tech accounting software now just £1 per month thanks to a deal

The site of the planned windfarm from German firm EnergyKontor at Strathfarrer in the Highlands. PIC: Peter Dunn.

Absentee Highland landlords criticised for 'cashing in' over wind farm

Wheatley Homes Glasgow development

Wheatley Homes Glasgow tenants helped to downsize and free up larger homes

Wheatley Homes Glasgow development

Wheatley Homes Glasgow tenants helped to downsize and free up larger homes

Hundreds of council houses in Edinburgh have still not been fitted with interlinked smoke alarms.

Exclusive Hundreds of Edinburgh council homes not fire alarm compliant

There has been a 14 per cent rise in average rent in the Lothian area in the past 12 months alone

How much an Edinburgh flat costs to rent after 100 per cent price rise

Around 700 people are at risk of homelessness in Edinburgh by the end of November.

Edinburgh on the brink of 'a humanitarian crisis'

Denis Harley, Business Development Manager, Ambion Heating.

Ambion expands Scottish presence to drive low-carbon heating in social housing

The SNP Government is set to press ahead with rent control plans despite fears over soaring rental costs. Pic: Ian Georgeson

SNP presses ahead with rent controls amid 'shameful betrayal' claim

The farming community has urged the Labour government to keep the tax relief on agriculture property ahead of the Autumn budget announcement

Labour urged to show 'common sense' in Budget and keep farm tax relief

Landlords should permit pets if appropriate and sensible precautions are taken (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

What’s the problem with pets in rental properties? - David Alexander

Rent controls will only make Scotland's housing crisis worse (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Why rent controls end up having adverse consequences for tenants John Blackwood

The SNP Government has been criticised after temporary rent controls expired. Pic: Ian Georgeson

How one landlord tried to raise rents by almost 200 per cent

Old Crofters Cottage, near Broadford, on the Isle of Skye. The rights of crofters were hard won (Picture: CM Dixon/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

150 years after crofter victory, MSPs are about to side with landlords Brian Wilson

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Average rent asking prices outside of London hit a new high - analysis

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Andrew Hill, lease advisory partner at Knight Frank Scotland, highlighted a number of reasons behind the rise in Scottish commercial property rent disputes.

The reasons why property rent disputes have jumped for the first time since 2016

Scotland’s housing emergency is a disgrace, but a crisis shared across the UK Alexander Brown

David Alexander is an expert on the Scottish property market

New housing bill won’t help tenants or landlords

The Scottish Government's Housing Bill has been published. Picture: Scott Loudon

Landlords face ban on rent increases under new Scottish Government plans

An Edinburgh mews. Almost 22,000 rental properties may have been removed from the market in Scotland in the last year, research has revealed. Picture: Scott Louden

Almost 22,000 rental properties gone from market amid 'anti-landlord rhetoric'

Claire Campbell is a Partner at Thompsons

It’s time for action on damp and mouldy homes - Claire Campbell

Exclusive Landlords exiting rental market due to ‘hostile political environment’

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Ad Feature DJ Alexander provides the key for landlords looking to switch

Jeff Whyte Photography

Whisky: origins of the whisky trail distilled

Housing Secretary Michael Gove wrote to Tory backbenchers to say the ban on “no-fault” section 21 evictions promised as part of the Renters Reform Bill will not be enacted before a series of improvements are made in the legal system. Campaigners say this could delay the ban for years. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

Ban on no fault evictions delayed indefinitely by Tory government

Shawbrook found that 23 per cent of Scottish landlords currently own some commercial property, and plan to invest in more. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA.

Scottish landlords looking beyond residential to commercial property sector

How Scotland's minister for tenants’ rights is driving up rents Murdo Fraser

Up-to-date records, valuation, confidentiality, deal structure, and required consents all need consideration ahead of a sale. Image: Adobe Stock

Ad Feature Deals: Weighing up ways to prepare for asset sale

Scott Hogan, head of Scotland industrial and logistics at Knight Frank

Scotland’s property relief changes are policy in a vacuum - Scott Hogan

The Government announced a “once-in-a-lifetime” overhaul of the private rental sector in England this week, which is estimated to impact around 11 million tenants and landlords across the country.

Renters’ Reform Bill: Pros and cons explained - what it means for you
The Renters’ Reform Bill has been dubbed a “once-in-a-lifetime” overhaul of England’s private rental sector - but what does it mean for 11 million tenants and l...

Svetlana had previously applied for lower rent because her washer and dryer had been broken for more than two years.

Woman uses chatbot ChatGPT to force landlord to fix washer and dryer

In some local authoritiy areas, as many as four in five rental properties received an EPC rating of D or lower. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Over half of rented properties set to flout new energy efficiency rules

Landlords could be given more power in new plans proposed by the government

Quarter of renters don’t report repairs over eviction fears

Landlords could be given more power in new plans proposed by the government

What legal rights do UK tenants have when renting?

landlords may soon be given more power to deal with anti-social tenants

Landlords to be given extra powers to evict ‘anti-social’ tenants

CAMRA have responded to the Spring Budget

CAMRA says local pubs still under threat despite draught duty cut

Just two landlords were struck off Scotland's landlord registry in 2022.

Number of Scottish landlords struck-off from registry plummets to just two

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Pragmatism will be key for property buyers and sellers - Wilson Browne

Don’t risk losing your rental deposit for the price of a professional clean

Ad Feature Specialist end-of-tenancy cleaners in Scotland

Landlords have called for direct financial support for tenants in Scotland

Landlords push forward with court battle over Scotland's rent controls

Picture: John Devlin

Landlords push forward with court battle over rent controls and eviction ban

DJ Alexander Chief Executive David Alexander

Landlords shouldn’t fear tenants owning pets - David Alexander

The City Art Centre is one of the main council-owned galleries in Edinburgh. Picture: Greg Macvean

Council chief wants museums, galleries and venues to become ‘warm’ refuges

Landlords are seeking legal advice around the Scottish Government's rent freeze bill.

Landlords seek legal advice in first rumblings of court fight over rent freeze b...

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