Useful Links for Landlords
News & Updates Regarding Regulations in the Private Rented Sector (PRS)
Government Ministers and Contacts
- Cabinet Secretary’ for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government called Shona Robinson – MSP
- Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth – Tom Arthur MSP
- Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights – Patrick Harvie MSP
Useful Links for Landlords
- QS World University Rankings 2022
- Welcome to the happiest town in Scotland: Galashiels
- Rightmove reports record number of tenants – with quadruple the number of tenants as rental properties available.
- University Guide Scotland
- Scottish Government Guidance on Moving to Level 3 – 20-Apr-21
- Property Rentals Soar Amid Downturn Short Stay Market
- Top 10 Search-Terms Most Used by Home Hunters in 2020
- The Most Sought-After Features Renters are Looking For
- Scottish Government Guidance on New Stay at Home Regulations from 5th January 2021
- Edinburgh Development Summary 2021
- Coronavirus (Covid-19): Guidance for Private Landlords and Letting Agents
- Scottish Government Guidance on Covid-19 including Business, Health, Education and Housing
- Non-essential moves are permitted providing, home moves guidance is followed at all times.
- LBTT (stamp duty) frozen for properties up to £250,000 until 31st March 2021
- Short term emergency loan scheme for Landlords with five or fewer properties
- Legionnaire’s Disease Fact Sheet
- Police Scotland Issue Advice on Bicycle Security
- Government plan for all properties to be EPC Band C by 2030
- Facts and Myths about Sprinklers
- Your Responsibilities as a Landlord
- Letting Agent Registration
- Edinburgh City Council – Guidance for Householders
- allAgents Reviews from Existing Landlords and Tenants
- Edinburgh By Numbers
- Google Reviews from Existing Landlords and Tenants
- Are You Still Landlord Registered?
- New Regulations for Landlords and Letting Agents
- Landlord Zone
- HMO Guidance
- HMO Application Costs
- HMRC Revenue & Customs
- NRL Scheme
- Electrical Safety Guide
- Edinburgh City Council
- Letting Protection Scotland
- PHRP (Private Rented Housing Panel)
- Edinburgh Suburb Named Top Place to Live in Scotland
- Council Tax Bands
Articles
Changes to the Property Market Brought About by Covid-19
- Edinburgh’s 95% public satisfaction rate for regeneration
- Leith ranked 4th in world’s 50 coolest neighbourhood rankings for 2021
- What are the most sought after features renters are looking for during the pandemic
- Rents in London and Edinburgh plunge according to SpareRoom and Rightmove | This is Money
- Private rents fall in UK biggest Cities
- Edinburgh rents drop amid shift to homeworking and decline in demand for airbnbs
- Lockdown sees Edinburgh rent prices plummet as locals escape the city
- Edinburgh city centre property rentals soar amid downturn in short-stay market
- Home hunters swap city centres for suburbs
- Tenants heading to the suburbs means big falls for city centre rents
- Top 10 search terms most used by home-hunters in 2020
Planning and Change of Use
Banned Landlords and Fines Incurred
- Glasgow landlords banned from renting homes
- Landlord ordered to pay £7,500 after claiming student flat was a holiday let
Short Term Lets
- Scottish Parliament Approves Short Let Licensing Scheme
- Four Edinburgh short-term lets that have been refused this month by the Council
- Party flats to be probed by BBC Panorama
- Housing and community concertns as Airbnb short-term lets increase
- BBC to show Edinburgh Old Town party flat hell
- Airbnb’s latest attempt to lure more long-term renters
LBTT Legislation
Taxation Articles
- Escape the buy-to-let clampdown
- Two and three-bed buy-to-lets unviable
- Buy-to-let property boom on its last legs
Capital Allowances
Environmental Articles
- Edinburgh drivers in line for £2,000 eco-car grants as City Centre bans motors
- Single-use face masks are hurting wildlife – here’s what you can do about it
- Climate change food calculator
- Edinburgh 2030: A Million Tree City
- Edinburgh crowned greenest place in UK
General Articles
- Edinburgh in Top Two Cities for Property Investment
- Ballantynes Guide to Moving to Edinburgh
- British Workers are Happiest in Edinburgh
- Virgin Hotels to open Edinburgh property in 2022
- Cleaning is still the biggest cause of deposit disputes
- Plans for new £60m Edinburgh cinema with five screens and a rooftop restaurant
- Ten Places in Edinburgh Where the Population is Booming
- Number of First-time buyers in Scotland at seven-year low
- 5 Key Findings from Scotland’s Private Rented Sector
- The 5 most expensive millionaire streets in the capital revealed
- Edinburgh & Lothians – fastest population growth in next decade
- Cladding Compliance – The Grenfell legacy
- Campaign to help keep Edinburgh flats in good repair
- Increased Demand for Private Rented Property
- New Requirements for the Private Rented Sector
- Rental Property Trends
- Property Tax
- 5 Scottish Universities Ranked in Top 200 Worldwide
- Charity Calls for End to Letting Fees for Tenants UK Wide
- Housebuilders Need to Build Faster
- Boss sentenced after evading Tax
- Edinburgh named The Best City in the World to Live
- Timeline of Edinburgh History
- Proposed change in legislation for block maintenance
- Edinburgh Top UK City for Economic Growth
- Average House Prices in Edinburgh
- Virgin Hotel to bring 225 additional rooms for Edinburgh – unearthed historical findings
- Edinburgh’s Crumbling Tenements
- Edinburgh 4th in Europe in New Financial Centres Index
Regulation Articles
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