Property

Residential Tenancies: Rent, Repairs and Recovery of Possession

April 20th 2027

Virtual Seminar

Residential Tenancies: Rent, Repairs and Recovery of Possession

April 20th 2027

2 - 5pm

Speaker: TBC

Virtual Seminar

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£180+VAT

3hrs CPD

Residential tenancy law continues to change, with provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 being brought into force in stages and further changes taking effect during 2027. Alongside these developments, solicitors continue to deal with the everyday problems of rent increases and arrears, repairs, difficult tenancies and recovering possession.

This seminar will look at the current law and the changes now taking effect, together with the practical issues which commonly arise when advising landlords and tenants.

The seminar will consider:

Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 - where are we now?

Rent increases and challenges

Rent adjudication and the changes taking effect in 2027

Rent arrears and recovery

Repairs and the repairing standard

Damp and mould

Access for inspection and repairs

Joint tenancies and the new rules

Dealing with difficult or problematic tenancies

Bringing a private residential tenancy to an end

Grounds for eviction

Notices to leave and getting the procedure right

Reasonableness and recovery of possession

Preparing an application to the First-tier Tribunal

Evidence and common procedural problems

Defending possession applications

Wrongful termination

Changes still to come under the 2025 Act