Services we provide

Do I need to register?

I am a landlord letting private rented property - do I need to register?

You will have to register if you are a private landlord letting residential property in Scotland, unless any of the houses you let are covered by one or more of the exemptions. Letting part of your own home is exempt as is a house let to the tenant of an agricultural holding or croft. There are some other minor exemptions. If you are just entering the market, you should register before letting property.

I have an HMO licence do I still need to register?

If you let a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), you will have already been found to be 'fit and proper' by your local authority and paid for a licence. You and your properties will still need to be on the register but this will happen automatically and you will not need to pay. However, if you let any non-HMO properties, you must register these and pay a fee.

I am an accredited landlord - do I still have to register?

If you are a member of an accreditation scheme which involves a ‘fit and proper to be letting houses’ test, you may be registered automatically with no fee. Speak to your local authority to see if this applies to you.

I am an agent managing private and rented property - do I need to register?

Although you are not obliged by law to register, you are encouraged to do so. In any case, the landlord whose properties you manage will need to list you on his or her application, and the local authority will check that you are fit and proper to be acting as a landlord. You may wish to register independently in order to be able to market yourself to clients as ‘fit and proper’.