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Amendments to Tenancy Deposit Schemes Regulations
Posted on Wednesday 23rd of October 2019 The Scottish Parliament has just approved a short series of amendments to the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011. These amendments come into force on Monday 11th November 2019. All tenancy deposit schemes in Scotland, including SafeDeposits Scotland, are required by law to abide by the regulations. It is important that all landlords and letting agents are aware of the forthcoming changes - please read on below for a summary of what will...Read More
Spotlight on St Andrews
Posted on Wednesday 27th of November 2019 Welcome to the first in what we plan to be a regular series within our blog postings - a monthly spotlight looking at different towns and cities across Scotland. We'll have a brief overview of each town and what sets it apart, before digging into some of the statistics relating to private renting and tenancy deposit protection there. As it is St. Andrew's Day on Saturday, we thought we would start with the town that bears the name of Scotland's patron...Read More
Spotlight on Edinburgh
Posted on Tuesday 17th of December 2019Auld Reekie. The Athens of the North. Edina. Today's spotlight is on the city most commonly known as EDINBURGH. There's so much to say about Scotland's capital, but as it is currently resplendent in festive lights and preparing to host the world's biggest Hogmanay party later this month we thought there was no time like the (Christmas) present to focus on this iconic city.
Home to over half a million residents and welcoming...Read More
Top Tips for National BBQ Week
Posted on Tuesday 26th of May 2020
It is currently National BBQ Week (25th-31st May 2020), and while guests might be out of the question at the moment a barbeque at home is at least one summer tradition that some people can enjoy within the limits of lockdown. In fact, with restaurants, beer gardens, festivals and more off the cards at the moment, the opportunity to fire up the grill might be more appealing than ever. So with that in mind we've put together a few tips for tenants to consider when enjoying a barbeque at their...Read More

COVID-19 and Scotland's PRS - An Overview
Posted on Thursday 4th of June 2020
As Scotland cautiously enters the first phase in the easing of lockdown restrictions, here we summarise developments pertinent to the country's private rented sector that have taken place over the past 10 weeks.
Tenancy Deposit Protection
We start with our own area of expertise , where there has in fact been no change during lockdown.
At the start of lockdown we addressed some frequently asked questions in a previous blog post, where the over-riding theme was...Read More