Some deadlines can be ignored. Most cannot. The Letting Protection Service Scotland’s regional manager Anthony Cox tells you why May 15 is one of those you have to put in your diary. Nine months in and we are just two weeks away from the final deposit protection deadline for Scotland: May 15, 2013. OK, so [...]

WE’RE delighted to announce Shona, arriving on April 1 – our virtual service agent. Shona exists to help LPS Scotland users get the most out of our service. She will sit patiently on the Help page of LPS Scotland, waiting for you to ask anything you like about the service. Once you’ve typed your question [...]

Our workshops try to make it none!   Sometimes landlords deserve the deposit from a property, or a share of it. But when the new deposit protection laws came in, claiming it became a more formal process to make sure unscrupulous landlords weren’t just pocketing cash that legally belongs to their tenant. Any new process  takes a [...]

THERE once was a landlady who – to prove her former tenants had left a wooden floor in a filthy state – took off her shoes and dared to walk across it. How do we know? We were sent the “before” and “after” pictures of the soles of her feet. Now that deposits must be [...]

It’s impossible to miss that Christmas is just around the corner. However, as you know you can never fully switch off from your responsibilities as a landlord, whether that’s making sure your property is kept in good condition over the festive period, completing deposit disputes or even taking on new tenants. There are a couple [...]

We’re pleased to have seen so many landlords and letting agents protecting their tenant’s deposits in line with the legislation. If you’ve recently protected your tenant’s deposit, here are some of the key things to consider next: 1)    The Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations require certain information to be provided to the tenant within 30 working days [...]

If you’re a landlord, it is your responsibility to ensure your tenant’s deposit is protected in a government approved scheme. The Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations state that any deposit received before the 2nd October 2012 (but on or after the 7th March 2011) must be protected by the 13th November 2012. If you use [...]

In part 2 of Anthony’s blog, he runs through some of the common questions asked during our free drop in sessions: For anyone that wasn’t able to visit us during one of our free drop in sessions, we thought it would be useful to list the answers to some of the most common questions we [...]

Today we have a blog from Anthony Cox, The LPS Scotland’s Regional Manager: I have been adding many miles to my car lately; travelling to all parts of Scotland hosting free drop in sessions; helping landlords and agents become familiar with the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations and our scheme.  The sessions have been well [...]

On the 2nd October 2012, the second phase of timings for complying with The Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations kicks in. This means that any deposits received on or after the 2nd October 2012 need to be protected in a government approved scheme within 30 working days of the start of the tenancy. Any deposits [...]