As Safe As Houses- Scottish PRS Investment & Research Blog

Nov 8, 20213 min read

Pandemic arrears crisis report published

The UK and Scottish Governments introduced a range of temporary legislation to prevent the pandemic leading to a surge in evictions in...

Mar 6, 20211 min read

MYdeposits Survey findings

It seems like everyman and his dog is undertaking surveys these days. The latest is an attempt by mydeposits and Ome. The former is an...

Feb 28, 20211 min read

GET OOT MA HOOSE! Nae Chance Pal!

The guys at Portolio are pretty prolific bloggers and churn out some interesting stuff. If you are landlord with tenants in arears and...

Jan 7, 20211 min read

How Long is a Piece of string?

The Scottish Government (2021) has once again extended the 'temporary' ban' on eviction orders, which were first initiated in March...

Aug 26, 20201 min read

A Picture is worth 1000 words

The methods adopted in housing research are very often either boring or extremely boring. I was therefore genuinely interested to read a...

Apr 19, 20201 min read

Oh to have a garden!

I've attached a link to an interesting article by Tom Simcock in which he highlights the likely impact of COVID-19 on the private rented...

Aug 29, 20192 min read

NEWSFLASH- NOT ALL LANDLORDS ARE GREEDY AND SELFISH

Newsflash, recent research has suggested that landlords are not all as bad as the stereotypical notions that permeate the media, press,...

Jun 30, 20191 min read

Electric Heating- Unfortunately It's the Future!

So, the electrical safety storage heater in the bathroom has stopped working! It had been isolated for some time but turned back on by...

Jun 25, 20193 min read

The Pros and Cons of Payment Upfront

Payment of rent in advance isn't usually a gift horse, it's usually offered in exchange (as a bribe) for accepting something you wouldn't...