Information for Landlords
Private Renting Information for LandlordsIf you are a private landlord or thinking about becompatagonia everlong review toshiba2ing a landlord in Scotland, this leaflet gives you some information apatagonia everlong review toshiba0bout your key responsibilities and things you must do before renting out your property.
These requirements apply whether or not you use a letting agent. In some cases your agent will take care of some of the requirements for you, but as you are still legally responsible as the landlord, you should check that your agent is following the correct patagonia laptop bag reviewprocedures.
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If you are unsure, please seek legal advice on the requirements in your own particular circumstances. It is a criminal offence to rent out your property without having submitted a valid application for registration. In the vast majority of cases, registrations will be approved. This could inpatagonia everlong review toshiba3clude, for example, criminal convictions or persistent patagonia men's better sweater jacketcomplaints from tenants about bad practice. After three years, you will be required to apply to renew your registration.
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The Repairing Standard
Since 3 Septembepatagonia discount code national carr 2007, a new Repairing Standard has come into force under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006. However, as a landlord you need to check before the start of a tenancy that the property meets the requirements. If it does not, you need to arrange for appropriate repairs to be carried out.
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If your tenant has notified you about the need for repairs, but you have not carried out the necessary repairs within a reasonable time, they can choose to refer the matter to the Private Rented Housing Panel ( PRHP). If members of the PRHP think that you are not meeting your legal obligations, they have the power to issue a Repairing Standpatagonia everlong review toshiba1ard Enforcement Order to make you do the work. It is a criminal offence to ignore an Order if you get one.
