Scottish Rental & Legal Issues

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Sticky: Sources of useful information- Scottish law by theartfullodger Started by theartfullodger, 06-10-2010, 20:10 PM	5 responses 13,080 views 0 likes	Last Post by arealhighlander 08-07-2018, 12:15 PM
Sticky: Scope of this Forum by LandlordZONE Started by LandlordZONE, 01-07-2010, 10:40 AM	1 response 6,568 views 0 likes	Last Post by Moderator1 01-07-2010, 10:50 AM
Factors by fixerupper Started by fixerupper, 12-07-2018, 07:57 AM	1 response 22 views 0 likes	Last Post by theartfullodger 12-07-2018, 11:06 AM
End of 6 monthly Winter Lets? by arealhighlander Started by arealhighlander, 02-07-2018, 19:08 PM	4 responses 66 views 0 likes	Last Post by Sandi 11-07-2018, 10:45 AM
Leaving tenant by rty4858 Started by rty4858, 10-07-2018, 14:37 PM	2 responses 31 views 0 likes	Last Post by rty4858 10-07-2018, 15:00 PM
Illegal/fraudalent subletting situation by Tadeusz1 Started by Tadeusz1, 07-07-2018, 09:16 AM	10 responses 140 views 0 likes	Last Post by theartfullodger 08-07-2018, 15:16 PM
Clarification about Private Residential Tenancies (PRTs) by Tadeusz1 Started by Tadeusz1, 07-07-2018, 10:29 AM	1 response 43 views 0 likes	Last Post by theartfullodger 07-07-2018, 12:12 PM
Lodger or Tenancy situation? by JF385 Started by JF385, 28-06-2018, 08:52 AM	9 responses 135 views 0 likes	Last Post by JF385 04-07-2018, 08:49 AM
Tenant refusing to pay rent. by croftburn Started by croftburn, 30-06-2018, 15:44 PM	5 responses 105 views 0 likes	Last Post by JK0 02-07-2018, 06:51 AM
Dodgey or just unaware by Scottishrenter Started by Scottishrenter, 30-06-2018, 11:43 AM	7 responses 63 views 0 likes	Last Post by baldelectrician 30-06-2018, 21:26 PM
Tenant requesting carpet clean by Susan533 Started by Susan533, 28-06-2018, 16:04 PM	4 responses 113 views 0 likes	Last Post by Hillsy101 29-06-2018, 08:21 AM
Advice needed by Unluckyrenter85 Started by Unluckyrenter85, 21-06-2018, 13:40 PM	2 responses 42 views 0 likes	Last Post by Unluckyrenter85 21-06-2018, 13:58 PM

Factors

fixerupper

My flat is in a block of 8, with 7 owners paying their share of factor's bills. The 8th hasn't paid in years so the factor went to court and got a lein against him. Means that when he sells up, they get their money. Last month (we get monthly bills), the factor shared the bill between 7 owners ie, we...
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12-07-2018, 07:57 AM
Reply to Factors

theartfullodger

When you wrote to them raising the matter what did you get in reply?

Contact the First Tier Tribunal, start with their website
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12-07-2018, 11:06 AM
End of 6 monthly Winter Lets?

arealhighlander

With the change at the end of last year to Private Residential Tenancy, does this mean that people will no longer be able to rent their holiday home out for 6 months as a winter let and then kick the tenant back out once tourist season begins again?

We have a lot of holiday homes in NW...
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02-07-2018, 19:08 PM
Reply to End of 6 monthly Winter Lets?

Sandi

The new PRT does not have an end date.

So you can’t control when the tenancy ends however if you have a person who only wants to stay for six months then there’s no reason why you cannot go ahead you just can’t force them to move if they change their mind and want to stay longer.
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11-07-2018, 10:45 AM
Leaving tenant

rty4858

Hello,

Hoping somebody can help me with this (I'm the landlord in this scenario):

Tenant A and Tenant B both signed the same SAT agreement, in 2016, to lease a property. This tenancy agreement has never been ended by either the tenants or myself, so has been continuing on...
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10-07-2018, 14:37 PM
Reply to Leaving tenant

rty4858

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah, as I was writing that post it was making more and more sense to me to leave things just as they are.

Cheers again for the reply.
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10-07-2018, 15:00 PM
Reply to Leaving tenant

theartfullodger

In theory BOTH A & B would need to give you written authority to end tenancy.

But if you grant a new tenancy (to anyone !) it will no longer be an SaT but a PRT so no option to end the tenancy for no reason, only on grounds.

I'd do nothing. Currently you have two people...
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10-07-2018, 14:46 PM
Illegal/fraudalent subletting situation

Tadeusz1

Saw an advert on Gumtree.

Was advised I would bhe living with a live in landlord, thereby making me a lodger or "excluded occupier".

I signed a tenancy agreement and applied for housing benefit. Turns out that the gentleman who gave me the tenancy agreement (and which...
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07-07-2018, 09:16 AM
Reply to Illegal/fraudalent subletting situation

theartfullodger

As it's Scotland any lodger is almost certainly a ”common law tenant" and a Sherrif court decree is needed to evict
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08-07-2018, 15:16 PM
Reply to Illegal/fraudalent subletting situation

nukecad

Correction to my post above:
Of course that should have been LODGER, not tenant....
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08-07-2018, 14:01 PM

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