Letting out a room (resident landlord) legal obligations

mike216

Hi, please can anyone advise me on the following, I've tried various local/regional/national authority websites and other advice sites but all were silent on the issue.

I live in Scotland, and plan to let out a room in my flat (which I live in). Is a resident landlord legally required to get a gas safety certificate and electrical appliance safety inspection carried out each year, like a non-resident (absentee?) landlord would have to? Also is it still a legal requirement to hold the tenant's deposit in a govt-approved deposit account?

Does anyone know where I can read more on the legal obligations of resident landlords in scotland?

Thanks

BitterAndTwisted

There is no tenancy-deposit scheme in Scotland although I believe that lodgers have different rights i.e. more than lodgers in England & Wales.

Can't advise on gas safety-certs etcetera but I would have thought that as you are living in the property it wouldn't make sense not to have the gas-safety checks done regularly. Unless you have a death-wish, that is.

G_M

Like Bitter above, I'm not familiar with Scotland. However Shelter Scotland have a section on lodgers here.

Also the (UK wide) tax implications are here.

If you need more specific answers, try posting a question on Landlordzone. They even have a special section on Scottish rental and legal questions!