Private Housing

Private Landlord Registration - the landlord is required to provide personal details, a list of all let properties and also the name and address of any letting agent used.

Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO's) - A simple explanation of an HMO is a property which is occupied by 3 or more persons from different families as their main or any residence. An HMO can include hostels, halls of residence, bedsits, shared flats and houses, and some hotels and guest houses.

Home Improvement Grants
Grants are available to owners and tenants to help meet the cost of improvement and repair work to houses in the private sectors

Caravan sites Licences
Divided into 'residential', 'holiday' and 'tourer'

Gypsy/Travellers
Aberdeenshire Council has issued a revised draft policy for consultation with regard to the management of encampments of Gypsy/Travellers.

Landlord Accreditation Scheme
Find our more about the Landlord Accreditation Scotland. This is a scheme run by landlords for landlords.