One of the worse changes in Scotland (maybe England too, not sure) no rental agreement period, but since introducing these changes rents have flown up, so will backfire in England too

1 hour ago, SamSpade said:

Don’t need Court involvement if you’re selling or moving back in,

In theory - I wouldn't trust this government or their fake n ghey boot boys n girls (the police).
Seems Police are too busy trying to catch pensioners for spicy facebook posts to do any real work / enforcement.

I believe the social engineers want to make things so tough for small businesses inc landlords that they're forced to give up and let corporates take over.
Just an observed pattern.
OT, but the small boats and legal migration are obviously there to drive wages down.
Whites aren't wanted any more (lower Iqs are easier to manage and can be bred with whites for more docility / less violence) and it's being made clear that's the Yookay agenda - in numerous ways.

23 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

One of the worse changes in Scotland (maybe England too, not sure) no rental agreement period, but since introducing these changes rents have flown up, so will backfire in England too

Many Landlords have sold up recently , resulting in fewer properties available and higher rents

7 hours ago, Tourist2 said:

Theyre doing away with section 21.

DYOR

Unless you started it before the 1st May it has gone already.........

4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

One of the worse changes in Scotland (maybe England too, not sure) no rental agreement period, but since introducing these changes rents have flown up, so will backfire in England too

Key Features of a Scottish Tenancy Agreement

A tenancy agreement in Scotland is a legal contract between a landlord and tenant that sets out the terms of renting a property. Most new private lets use a Private Residential Tenancy (PRT), introduced in December 2017, which is open-ended and does not have a fixed end date https://www.bing.com/th?id=ODF.6tef44WfSeR5VBKoS6OC5Atenant-rights.uk+1. The agreement must comply with the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 and include statutory terms that cannot be removed or altered https://www.bing.com/th?id=ODF.TNRG2VCpuncJcnwfPMMbmAPerth & Kinross Council+1.

Rented my property for 16 years with the same agent who is excellent

3 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

Key Features of a Scottish Tenancy Agreement

A tenancy agreement in Scotland is a legal contract between a landlord and tenant that sets out the terms of renting a property. Most new private lets use a Private Residential Tenancy (PRT), introduced in December 2017, which is open-ended and does not have a fixed end date https://www.bing.com/th?id=ODF.6tef44WfSeR5VBKoS6OC5Atenant-rights.uk+1. The agreement must comply with the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 and include statutory terms that cannot be removed or altered https://www.bing.com/th?id=ODF.TNRG2VCpuncJcnwfPMMbmAPerth & Kinross Council+1.

I know, why are you telling me?

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I know, why are you telling me?

You said there was no such act!

5 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

You said there was no such act!

No i didn't, you have dementia

4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

One of the worse changes in Scotland (maybe England too, not sure) no rental agreement period, but since introducing these changes rents have flown up, so will backfire in England too

14 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

No i didn't, you have dementia

Read your own posts!

I am glad I sold my properties and got out of that hell hole.

7 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Many Landlords have sold up recently , resulting in fewer properties available and higher rents

I'm one of them. Got out before all the compulsory upgrades render the whole thing zero revenue!

9 hours ago, SamSpade said:

Don’t need Court involvement if you’re selling or moving back in, but do need it for rent arrears & Rent reviews if they challenge any rent rises.

I believe this is supposed to be accelerated but I’ll believe that when I see it.

Maybe Tourist2 should do his own research.

On 9/15/2026 at 8:15 AM, WIAA Alfie said:

No mechanism to evict?.......I've just evicted four tenants for non-payment of rent......Section 21, bailiffs eviction, bailiffs forced eviction......CCJ's issued, High Court bailiffs instructed..............job done.

How long did they take and how much rent was owing?

If you get landlord insurance one of the promises is that they pay the rent that the tenants are not paying up until they are evicted?

34 minutes ago, Geoff914 said:

How long did they take and how much rent was owing?

It seems I was incredibly fortunate......from the last day the rent covered to forced eviction....just over four months.

Four months rent owing, but they forfeited their one month deposit, so three months in total.

What, when Making Tax Digital is thrown into the mix with quarterly (rather than annual) returns to HMRC now increasingly becoming the norm*, can we be forgiven for believing that the death knell for the private rented sector back in the UK is now being sounded even more loudly than it was previously?

* https://www.xero.com/uk/programme/making-tax-digital/landlords-property-income/

And, when the 2024 changes to local taxation procedures here in Thailand are thrown into the mix as well, I'm all the more mighty relieved that I got shot of my UK property at the end of 2021!

On 9/15/2026 at 8:15 AM, WIAA Alfie said:

No mechanism to evict?.......I've just evicted four tenants for non-payment of rent......Section 21, bailiffs eviction, bailiffs forced eviction......CCJ's issued, High Court bailiffs instructed..............job done.

How long did that take? How much were your legal costs?

On 9/15/2026 at 8:42 PM, SamSpade said:

Don’t need Court involvement if you’re selling or moving back in, but do need it for rent arrears & Rent reviews if they challenge any rent rises.

I believe this is supposed to be accelerated but I’ll believe that when I see it.

All works perfectly on paper.

What u gonna do if eg, single mum with kid are in there and tell you to foxtrot oscar?

Think Police will take your side?

2 hours ago, SunsetT said:

How long did that take? How much were your legal costs?

Section 21 has ended so its irelly.

On 9/15/2026 at 5:42 PM, scubascuba3 said:

I've been doing this in Scotland for a few years so this change is England, not UK.

A total waste of money, no benefit to me, all these additional costs just put rent up

So you pass on any and all increases in full to your tenants? That's quite magnanimous of you...but maybe you are Scottish?

17 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

So you pass on any and all increases in full to your tenants? That's quite magnanimous of you...but maybe you are Scottish?

It gets passed on along with other reasons for rent increases suggested by the agent, personally I've said no to the last two as I like the tenants.

Landlords need to make money otherwise they leave the market and invest elsewhere = not enough rental properties = increase in rent

On 9/15/2026 at 3:46 PM, topt said:

Which is I believe different to the Government Gateway which I am guessing many of us use........and requires new verification

Indeed, GOV.UK One Login is different, and those of us with Government Gateway accounts will be expected to migrate to the new system in due course through fresh registrations.

"Over time, GOV.UK One Login will replace all other ways to sign in to services on GOV.UK, including Government Gateway"

https://www.gov.uk/using-your-gov-uk-one-login

36 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

It gets passed on along with other reasons for rent increases suggested by the agent, personally I've said no to the last two as I like the tenants.

Landlords need to make money otherwise they leave the market and invest elsewhere = not enough rental properties = increase in rent

Fair answer, many thanks. I'm Scottish but never owned or rented there. The Scottish government has had landlord registration already. How much is their annual fee? Are there any benefits for being registered?

On 9/16/2026 at 8:10 AM, Expat68 said:

Rented my property for 16 years with the same agent who is excellent

But no doubt agents are jacking up their fees to landlords somewhat in view of all the bureaucratic burdens which governments based in Westminster, Edinburgh or wherever are increasingly placing on the renting-out of domestic properties.

20 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Fair answer, many thanks. I'm Scottish but never owned or rented there. The Scottish government has had landlord registration already. How much is their annual fee? Are there any benefits for being registered?

£100 or something, nothing useful for landlords, just an excuse to have more unnecessary public sector workers

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

£100 or something, nothing useful for landlords, just an excuse to have more unnecessary public sector workers

It's a bit more than that if you have multiple properties, but only assessed and payable every 3 years. Also, the fine for not registering is £50,000. That's higher than what's coming online in England.

It's about protecting tenants from people who are bad landlords, so being registered means you're a good landlord.

14 hours ago, Tourist2 said:

All works perfectly on paper.

What u gonna do if eg, single mum with kid are in there and tell you to foxtrot oscar?

Think Police will take your side?

It's not a case of whether the Police take your side or not it's whether the Court takes your side, if they do (& they will in the case of repossession because you want to sell the property or move back in and in the case of significant rent arrears) and the tenants don't move out then the Bailiffs go in, nothing to do with the Police unless the Baliffs need their support.

3 hours ago, SamSpade said:

It's not a case of whether the Police take your side or not it's whether the Court takes your side, if they do (& they will in the case of repossession because you want to sell the property or move back in and in the case of significant rent arrears) and the tenants don't move out then the Bailiffs go in, nothing to do with the Police unless the Baliffs need their support.

And how long will it take the courts to see your case?

As per an earlier comment courts are severly backed up.
TBH IDGAF what u think but would advise u to DYOR