Posts by Douglas Bain

Posts by Douglas Bain

Too much, too soon: advance rent in private residential tenancies

Introduction

There is something of the ‘gift that goes on giving’ in respect of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016. The more one looks into that statute, which constituted a massive paradigm shift in the way Scottish private rented tenancies operate presumably intended to stand for years if not…

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Anent Daies & Monthis &c.: Minimum Notice Period Agreements in the New Private Residential Tenancy

Dr Douglas Bain and Mitch Skilling here unpick an interesting tenants’ notice clause in a Private Residential Tenancy (PRT) under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 and reach some broader conclusions.

In any university town, students will make up a large part of the private rented sector’s consumer pool.…

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Choose your friends wisely, choose your co-tenants very carefully: joint tenants and the private residential tenancy

The Scottish Government guidance note Private Residential Tenancies: Information for Tenants (published 26 April 2017 ) correctly summarises the state of the law in relation to Private Residential Tenancies (PRTs) under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 when it states

 “To end a joint tenancy, all the joint tenants…

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Private Residential Tenancies - Time to Update your Bookmarks!

With Scotland’s new tribunals structure now progressively coming into operation, lawyers and other interested parties might do well to start updating their internet browser favourites so as to keep up to date with the latest news.

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, the Upper Tribunal for Scotland and the First-tier Tribunal…

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