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The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides 8 key rights for individuals. These key rights are as follows: The right to be informed – This right entitles individuals to be informed about the collection … Read more

The General Data Protection Regulation, or more commonly known as GDPR, came into force on 25 May 2018. The regulation was designed to modernise laws that protect the personal information of individuals. The Regulations Organisations … Read more

The chamber has issued a note today confirming that it has been just over 25 months since new legislation came into force which transferred jurisdiction in relation to applications in Private Sector Rented Cases and … Read more

The Sheriff Appeal Court has recently delivered an interesting opinion on the rights of a consumer to reject goods after purchase and delivery.  The Claimants bought a custom made sofa suite from the Respondents but … Read more

Scots law about tenement disputes was largely codified in 2004 in an Act of the Scottish Parliament; the Tenements (Scotland) Act. But almost a decade and a half since the Act’s implementation, reported cases interpreting … Read more

The law governing encroachment is well established and clear. If encroachment is proved then the remedy is one of removal and reinstatement However it is also open to the court to refuse this under certain … Read more

Scots law contains a mechanism whereby claim can no longer be pursued through the courts after the passage of a specific amount of time. Once the time limit is reached the claim is entirely extinguished. … Read more

The pressures on high street landlords are often not part of the recent headlines and articles about the fall-out coming from the collapse of big name high street tenants, but landlords have to grapple with … Read more

New research by SafeDeposits Scotland has found that more than a third of private tenants do not know how to claim their deposit back at the end of their tenancy. Regulations that came into force … Read more

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) was formed to deal with housing law cases in the private rented sector. From 1 December 2017, the courts no longer have jurisdiction for hearing cases … Read more