Buy to Let/Advice on Tenancies
If you are buying a property with a view to renting it out or if you already own a property and are planning to let it out there are various legal requirements with which you must comply. The sanctions for failure to comply with certain legislative requirements can be serious ranging from large fines to imprisonment and it is accordingly important to obtain expert advice. It is also important to ensure that you create a short assured tenancy or a commercial tenancy in order to avoid providing the tenant or tenants with security of tenure. The law in Scotland is different from England. Some of the requirements that you have to consider include the following:
- landlord registration in terms of Anti-Social Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004
- repairing standard letters in terms of Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
- the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations
- the Electrical Equipment Regulations and the Plug and Sockets Regulations
- the repairing standard in terms of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
- HMO legislation
We can offer advice on all of the above and provide you with the requisite documents so that you can set up your tenancy in the secure knowledge that it complies with all of the legislative requirements.
If problems arise during the tenancy we can also advise you on your legal position in respect of the termination of the tenancy, the preparation and service of the appropriate notices and raising a court action for recovery of the property. We can guide you through each step in the process and make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible.
We do not act as letting agents and therefore you do not require to pay us a monthly commission in respect of the advice we provide to you.
Contact us
Contact Paul Harper, for help and advice on the above or any other housing law issue.
- landlord registration in terms of Anti-Social Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004
- repairing standard letters in terms of Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
- the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations
- the Electrical Equipment Regulations and the Plug and Sockets Regulations
- the repairing standard in terms of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
- HMO legislation
We can offer advice on all of the above and provide you with the requisite documents so that you can set up your tenancy in the secure knowledge that it complies with all of the legislative requirements.
If problems arise during the tenancy we can also advise you on your legal position in respect of the termination of the tenancy, the preparation and service of the appropriate notices and raising a court action for recovery of the property. We can guide you through each step in the process and make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible.
We do not act as letting agents and therefore you do not require to pay us a monthly commission in respect of the advice we provide to you.
Contact us
Contact Paul Harper, for help and advice on the above or any other housing law issue.
