Landlords are facing “gross invasions of privacy” when dealing with the First Tier Tribunal in Scotland, a leading property lawyer claims.
Changes to the grounds for possession of rented properties are creating intrusive enquiries into the personal circumstances of landlords, according to Emma King, co-founder of Complete Clarity Solicitors and Simplicity Legal in Glasgow.
She cites a recent case in which a property owner seeking eviction on grounds of non-payment of rent was asked for 41 individual pieces of information, not only about his own personal affairs, but also about those of everyone in his household.