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Landlords re Private Landlord Registraion and HMOs (Houses in Mutiple Occupation)
Please be advised that in most cases it is a legal requirement to hold either a Private Landlord Registration and an HMO when letting out your property. The only exception is where you live in the property yourself and there are fewer than 3 different tenants in total (including yourself) in the property. Please see below some information from Edinburgh City Council:
REGISTRATION OF PRIVATE LANDLORDS LICENSING OF HMO PROPERTIES
New legislation requires all private landlords across Scotland to be registered with their local authority or have submitted an application to register by April 30th 2006.
The legislation is designed to help local authorities protect tenants, identify disreputable landlords and minimise the impact of associated antisocial behaviour on local communities. Registration should be a welcome boost for the majority of landlords - making their property more marketable and removing unfair competition from landlords whom provide poor housing and inadequate management. The vast majority of private landlords are covered by the new legislation. Exemptions include letting part of your own home, or letting directly to a family member. The cost is £55 to register as a landlord and £11 to register each let property - this fee covers a three year period.
If a landlord is neither registered nor has submitted an application, it will be an offence for them to let, or advertise, a property. They may be prosecuted and face a large fine or be issued with a rent penalty notice. It is unlikely a landlord who knowingly infringes this legislation will be allowed to register in future.
Landlords can apply online at www.landlordregistrationscotland.gov.uk. A 10% discount applies to all online registrations.
Further information on registration and associated private sector housing issues can be found at www.betterrentingscotland.com. For more information on registration in Edinburgh City please email landlordregistration@edinburghcity.gov.uk or telephone 01224 522299.
HMO PROPERTIES - HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY
A property may be an HMO if three or more unrelated people (i.e. friends) share a home. The most common type of HMO properties are shared flats and houses. HMO properties have been required to have a licence and meet strict property safety standards since 2000.
Before granting a licence the local authority will check that the property meets required standards. Officers from the local authority, and possibly the fire brigade, will inspect the property to ensure that the physical standards are met.
To find out if your landlord is licensed contact the local authority - they are required to keep a register of all licensed landlords. For further information on HMO licensing in Edinburgh city please contact the HMO unit on 01224 522870 or 523372.
Scale of Charges
The cost of advertising properties on Edinburgh Studentpad for a 3 month period is as follows:
| 1 - 2 Adverts - Per Property | £ 39.00 |
| 3 Adverts - Per Property | £ 34.00 |
| 4 Adverts - Per Property | £ 30.00 |
| 5 - 9 Adverts - Per Property | £ 28.00 |
| 10 and above - Per Property | £ 26.00 |
Register Online
You will need to forward a cheque for the correct amount (made payable to the relevant university) to one of the university addresses shown at the bottom of the page. Alternatively, phone 0131 6512130 (University of Edinburgh only) or 0131 4553750 (Edinburgh Napier University only) to pay by card.
Click the button to register online, it’s quick and simple!
Register by Post
Print and complete the following form and post it directly to the university including a copy of your current gas certificate(s) and a copy of your HMO licence(s) (if applicable) to the address shown at the bottom of the page. An inspection of your property(ies) will also be conducted by the university.
All forms are available in .PDF format. Adobe reader is FREE to download at www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/
For a landlord/agent to take advantage of these discounts the properties should be submitted at the same time.
Once your property has been let it would be appreciated if you could contact us to let us know. We will then remove your property from the database. Should your property then become available again within the 3 month period from the date the initial advert was placed please feel free to contact us and your advert will be re-instated at no extra charge.
Contact Details
Please note that Studentpad’s Advertising Terms & Conditions apply to any contract with Studentpad.co.uk to advertise your property and that by completing and submitting your details, you will be taken to have read and accepted those Conditions.