Is renting out a house impossible in Scotland?

thatguyoverthere

I've recently heard that Scotland has very pro-tenant rules on home rentals.
I think this was on a BBC documentary about evictions.
Basically what I heard was that in Scotland a landlord cannot just evict a tenant without reason.

Is this true?


I ask as...it seems rather unfair to me. Assuming a landlord point of view- what if you're renting out your flat as you're working away for an indefinite amount of time and then decide you want to move back in.
You cannot do this even with months of notice?

How does this actually work?

anselld

Of course it is possible otherwise there would be no Landlords and no Tenants.

The scenario you mention is just one of 18 Grounds for eviction ...
https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/advice_topics/eviction/eviction_of_private_tenants/grounds_for_eviction_for_private_residential_tenancy_tenants

davidmcn

thatguyoverthere wrote: »

what if you're renting out your flat as you're working away for an indefinite amount of time and then decide you want to move back in.
You cannot do this even with months of notice?

No, you can do that. It's one of the various exceptions. Which seem wide enough to be easily got around if one were so minded.

Read all about it here.