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Private Residential Tenancies: A Guide for Landlords Over the last two decades there has been an exponential rise in the number of properties in the Private Rented Sector and in December 2017 there was a radical change in the law regulating tenancies in Scotland. The change was to address perceived issues under the old
Social Housing Update From today, Friday 1st November 2019, there are some important changes in relation to Social Housing in Scotland. Tenancies in the social sector are either Scottish Secure Tenancies (SST’s) or Short Scottish Secure Tenancies (SSST’s). Patten & Prentice act for several local Housing Associations and other Registered Social Landlords and we have
Changes to Scottish Secure Tenancies & Eviction following Criminal Convictions A Guest Blog on recent changes to Scottish Secure Tenancies from Glasgow University Law and Legal Practice Diploma Graduate Nicola Dunlop who has been assisting Ken Caldwell, Litigation Partner over the past weeks On 1st May 2019 sections 3-11 and 14-15 of the Housing (Scotland)
Defamation in the Digital Age by Ken Caldwell In the often dull world of civil litigation nothing captures the interest of the public more than a high profile defamation action such as Tommy Sheridan’s epic battle with the News of the World. But in Scotland, our law on Defamation has evolved through case law
An Attempt at Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Powers of Attorney by Craig Brown The Power of Attorney finds itself in a somewhat uncomfortable position in the family of Scottish Deeds and legal documents. It can be viewed, unfairly I must add, as the untrustworthy brother of the Will. Both are quite distinct animals,
Private Residential Tenancies – New Regime – Update by Ken Caldwell After months of waiting the new regime for Private Residential Tenancies begins on 1st December 2017. The primary legislation has been in place for some time, but on 18th October 2017 the Scottish Government released the Model Private Residential Tenancy Agreement. They have
Contact Disputes – A Fresh Approach Gone are the dark days of Porchetta v Porchetta when a person seeking contact required to prove that an order would benefit the child. It is now well recognised that it will normally be assumed that a child will benefit from contact with a natural parent subject to
Private parking charges – do I need to pay? By Ross O’Donnell Despite a ruling from the UK Supreme Court in 2015 (ParkingEye Limited v. Beavis [2015] UKSC 67 https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2013-0280-judgment.pdf), it has remained a common myth that “Parking Charge Notices” do not need to be paid. These are charges issued by private car parking companies;
Private Residential Tenancies in Scotland – What you need to know By Ken Caldwell Last year the Scottish Parliament passed The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 setting out a new regime for Private Residential Tenancies replacing the existing framework of Assured and Short Assured Tenancies under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988. The driving force
Where’s the Deeds? An Introduction to Keeper Induced Registration By Craig Brown There is now a company on the internet that will sell you an acre on the moon for a fair price. To a lawyer this is a strange concept. The first question that springs to mind is who has title to sell
