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Housing damages action raised in wrong forum
Sheriff holds solicitors liable for mistakes as to jurisdiction
Housing Chamber procedures brought into line with sheriff court
Changes in force for name or address unknown, interest, time to pay
Model tenancy agreement amended to reflect new law
Changes apply to Scottish secure tenancies created from 1 May
Report warns over condition of tenement buildings
Holyrood working group's three main proposals to secure repairs
Tolerable standard will require smoke and CO alarms
Two year window for properties to be brought up to standard
New law in force for social housing disposals and rule changes
Regulator no longer needs to consent, but must be notified
Social landlords protected against local authority influence
Rules return housing associations to previous private status
Letter: protest at letting agent regime
An objection to the information being required of already regulated solicitors under the new mandatory scheme
GDPR alert for social landlords
Compliance duties extend beyond tenants and employees
Letting agency activity – do RSLs need to register?
Some arrangements within groups may affect legal requirements
Does the Lobbying (Scotland) Act apply to housing associations?
Certain exemptions may enable them to avoid the regime
Prepare for the new private residential tenancies
All new tenancies from 1 December must comply with 2016 Act
Private sector removings not subject to ECHR: Supreme Court
New ruling states Parliament has set balance of rights
Housing (Scotland) Act 2014… the changes are coming!
Work in hand for commencement through 2017 into 2018
Letting agent pleads guilty under Unfair Trading Regulations
Landlords held to be “consumers”, opening door to further cases
Does a registered social landlord need a PSC register?
Different rules apply to companies and registered societies
Landlords fear and tenants hope as Housing Bill passes
New type of private tenancy will give enhanced security
Digital signatures for residential leases?
These are possible, but there are points to bear in mind
Eviction appeals are not second chances
Sheriff principal criticises “speculative and woolly” grounds
What happens when only one joint tenant leaves?
Advice for landlords on how to proceed
New code of conduct goes with letting agent registration
Standard of conduct set, to apply from 2018
Living with counterpart signing
Some practical points for landlords and agents to bear in mind
Now landlords must carry out electrical checks
Ministers issue guidance on new requirements
Repairing standard now covers CO alarms
All rented properties with fixed combustion appliance now need an alarm