Making a House a Home in the Private Rented Sector
FUNDED PROJECT
A project led by the University of Stirling to support evidence-based practice in the management of private rented housing, with a particular focus on the positive role landlords and letting agents can play in helping their tenants create a home and sustain their tenancy in more general terms. Funded by the SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust.
Access the outputs from this project here.
Safe & Sound
FUNDED PROJECT
A dedicated page on the Deaf Action website including a consultancy service for landlords and letting agents, deaf awareness workshops and a deaf awareness information pack for landlords and letting agents. Funded by the SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust.
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Access the resources here.
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Raising Standards in the UK Private Rented Sector
FUNDED PROJECT
A multi-output research project from the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), co-funded by the SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust and the TDS Charitable Foundation, the grant-giving charity of SafeDeposits’ sister tenancy deposit scheme in England and Wales.
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Understanding landlord behaviour in the private rented sector in the UK
​Policy briefing: alternative approaches to resolving housing disputes
Health and wellbeing in the private rented sector part 1 | literature review
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Tenancy Agreements
The Mygov.scot website contains a tenancy agreement guide for landlords:
https://www.mygov.scot/create-tenancy-agreement
The Mygov.scot website has a model tenancy agreement for private residential tenancies: https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-residential-tenancy-model-agreement/documents/
Tenancy Deposits
All landlords are required to protect a deposit taken for a private residential tenancy.
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SafeDeposits Scotland provides Government approved tenancy deposit protection to help you meet your legal requirement.
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Visit the SafeDeposits Scotland website for further information.
Is your letting agent a member of a professional or regulatory body?
A number of professional bodies exist to regulate letting agents and encourage best practice. Each body requires a standard of practice and you can find out if your agent is a member by checking their online directories:
Letting agents are not required to be a member of a professional or regulatory body but they must be registered on the Scottish Letting Agent Register. In addition, they must have Client Money Protection. If your letting agent is not a member of one of the above bodies, they may have direct Client Money Protection via MoneyShield.
Tenancy Deposits
Check if your tenancy deposit is protected via the SafeDeposits Scotland website here.
For more information relating to tenancy deposits, visit the SafeDeposits Scotland website here.
How to register a deposit
Inventories, Check-ins and Check Outs
Advice from SafeDeposits Scotland on how to approach inventories:
