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An overview of the most important differences in defamation between England and Scotland.

Defamation concerns facing Scottish publishers arising from press regulation.

Some guidance on understanding the training requirements that apply to letting agents.

We will be getting a new tenancy regime in Scotland as set out in the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016. This new Private Residential Tenancy (PRT) will replace Short Assured and Assured Tenancies after a specific date going forward.

Earlier this month a Scottish letting agent pled guilty to an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. What was perhaps surprising was that the ‘offence’ committed by the letting agents was the failure to lodge deposits with an approved tenancy deposit scheme on behalf one of their landlord clients. In terms […]

Electronic residential leases are becoming more and more common. Can digital signatures be used in Scotland?