scotland private rent websites help

zipwen1

hi im lookin for a place for my friend she is on dss and badley wants to get out of her area. dose anyone know of any websites that landlords advertise on for places in scotland and dose anyone know what help she could get with regards to paying the deposit for private rented places. thanks

PROFESSIONAL_LANDLORD

https://www.rightmove.co.uk is the best place , then speak to the agents, ask about about a particular property and would the landlord consider a tenant on housing benefit. And look in local newspapers.

Housing benefit never pay deposits for private renting

There are some councils that have a BOND (a guarantee that some LLs will take instead of a deposit) the tenant normally has to be classed as homeless to qualify for this.

If your 'friend' stays in a council property and gives it up to go private, the housing benefit could be REDUCED significantly.

hearts

"If your 'friend' stays in a council property and gives it up to go private, the housing benefit could be REDUCED significantly."

THIS IS NOT TRUE.

I have flats in Edinburgh and take DSS where are you?

oh and if she is ok I dont take deposits.

PROFESSIONAL_LANDLORD

hearts wrote: »

"If your 'friend' stays in a council property and gives it up to go private, the housing benefit could be REDUCED significantly."

THIS IS NOT TRUE.

I have flats in Edinburgh and take DSS where are you?

oh and if she is ok I dont take deposits.

Not according to South Lanarkshire Council !!! who blocked two prospective tenants (at least) last month, from moving from council property to private rented; with the threat that their H B would be reduced unless, there were mitigating circumstances .

hearts

Edinburgh must be different then m8. Sorry if thats the case. Ive done it a few times here without any problems.

PROFESSIONAL_LANDLORD

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oh and if she is ok I dont take deposits.[/QUOTE]



Today just finished renovating a 3 bed mid terr house! this is some of the upgrading we done.

Replace full heating system,

Fit out new bathroom with separate shower base & door, tile etc,

Fit new kitchen, rewire tile

Fit out small utility

Remove window & fit french doors in Living room.

Replace all doors and modify all frames to accept standard doors

Replace all door facings & fire stops all skirting througout

Re-plaster 50% of property

Replace consumer unit with split board, upgrade earthing

Replace all plumbing, incl; soil stack for bathrooom renovation

Upgrade garden ! fences , mono block, retaining wall, re-turf (fortunes)

New carpets





I ALWAYS CHARGE A DEPOSIT !



any landlord not charging a deposit is probably renting a dump.

Tiger_greeneyes

If you're in Aberdeen, try looking on https://www.aspc.co.uk. The market works a little differently there, rightmove doesn't really come into it!

hearts

PROFESSIONAL_LANDLORD wrote: »

Today just finished renovating a 3 bed mid terr house! this is some of the upgrading we done.

Replace full heating system,

Fit out new bathroom with separate shower base & door, tile etc,

Fit new kitchen, rewire tile

Fit out small utility

Remove window & fit french doors in Living room.

Replace all doors and modify all frames to accept standard doors

Replace all door facings & fire stops all skirting througout

Re-plaster 50% of property

Replace consumer unit with split board, upgrade earthing

Replace all plumbing, incl; soil stack for bathrooom renovation

Upgrade garden ! fences , mono block, retaining wall, re-turf (fortunes)

New carpets





I ALWAYS CHARGE A DEPOSIT !



any landlord not charging a deposit is probably renting a dump.

I just spent 18k doing a place up and have just started another which will cost aprox 13k.
I have just put new windows and doors in another 3 and a new kitchen in 2.
I don't rent dumps ;-)
I choose who I rent to very carefully. Most of my tenants have been with me for years.
Taking a few 100 quid from someone who cant afford it aint going to make me any richer and it isnt going to safeguard my property.
Certainly if I thought the rentals were going to be short term I would charge a deposit as this would give the tenant insentive to keep the place good.

PROFESSIONAL_LANDLORD

I just spent 18k doing a place up and have just started another which will cost aprox 13k.
I have just put new windows and doors in another 3 and a new kitchen in 2.
I don't rent dumps ;-)
I choose who I rent to very carefully. Most of my tenants have been with me for years.
Taking a few 100 quid from someone who cant afford it aint going to make me any richer and it isnt going to safeguard my property.
Certainly if I thought the rentals were going to be short term I would charge a deposit as this would give the tenant insentive to keep the place good

OK glad to hear it m8


Getting back to the statement I made about a tenant not being able to move from a council property, to the private sector was wrong, and you are indeed CORRECT.


Our people spent a lot of time today calling housing benefit dept's in Edinburgh, North Lanarkshire council and others, they all confirmed that a tenant can move anywhere, as long as the pre- determination is OK.


South lanarkshire council still insist tenants can't, when we asked 'under what rule' they said they could'ent find it.


There is obviously some little snotty TIN GOD in South Lanarkshire council who has decided to change the housing benefit rules of this country ! :mad: WHO I WILL PURSUE

silver_scot

hearts wrote: »

"If your 'friend' stays in a council property and gives it up to go private, the housing benefit could be REDUCED significantly."

THIS IS NOT TRUE.

I have flats in Edinburgh and take DSS where are you?

oh and if she is ok I dont take deposits.

Hi, Please could you tell me where about in Edinburgh you have properties?

hearts

Hope you get it sorted PL. ;-)

Silver_scot I have property in various parts of the city. Let me know where you are interested in and I'll let you know if I can help.

If you click on my name at the top left of this post and send me a private message.