Westscot Living - Mid-Market Rent homes

Mid market rent (or MMR) is an initiative from the Scottish Government to provide quality, affordable homes for low to moderate income households - usually those who would not qualify for social housing but can't afford to pay market rent or buy a property.

Each housing development has its own income criteria, which explains the income bracket you must fall into to qualify for a particular property. If you meet this, your application will then be assessed further by the agreed Priority Criteria. Details on any Priority Criteria will be sent to all interested applicants prior to you completing your application form.

Yes, one month's rent payment in advance will be required prior to entry. This means that you will be paying your first month's rent before you move in.

Yes, applicants will be expected to pay the equivalent of one and a half month’s rent as a deposit in addition to their first month’s rent in advance.

For each pet the applicant has, such as cats or dogs, the applicant will be required to pay an additional £100 deposit.

The Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 made provision for the implementation of a Tenancy Deposit Scheme in Scotland and in March 2011. The Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011 came into force which places a duty on landlords, who receive a deposit in connection with a tenancy, to protect this deposit with an independent third party. From 2 July 2012 landlords are required by law to protect this deposit by transferring the funds to the Approved Scheme.

Rent is set in line with the Local Housing Allowance (LHA). Each development has a seperate rent level and you can find details of the rent for different properties within each development's dedicated webpage or within a property's listing on our Immediately Available to Let page.

You will have a Private Residential Tenancy. The purpose of the PRT is to improve security, stability and predictability for tenants and provide safeguards for landlords. PRT tenancies are open-ended, meaning no initial fixed-term. The process for ending tenancies has also been simplified: tenants need to give 28 days’ notice no matter how long they've been in the property.

The Private Residential Tenancy (PRT) was introduced by the Scottish Government as the standard tenancy agreement for private residential tenancies created on or after 1st December 2017.

All homes have been finished to a high standard. It's your responsibility to maintain the décor to the standard that it is let to you.

You'll not be allowed to paint and/or wallpaper the walls or change the flooring but you can accessorise the flats by putting pictures on the walls, hanging your own curtains etc. If unsure, please be in touch with your Housing Officer before making any changes.

MMR homes are let unfurnished, but they have been fitted with white goods including a tall fridge freezer, a washing machine, a cooker and shower. A good quality vinyl will be provided in the hall, kitchen and kitchen/living room (if open plan) and bathroom. All bedrooms will be fitted with carpets and all windows will have been fitted will blinds.

Only the items provided by Westscot Living will be insured. It's your responsibility to protect your belongings, so we would strongly recommend that you get contents insurance for your belongings.

Westscot Living, as landlord of your property, is responsible for the ongoing maintenance. Full details of our and your repairs responsibilities will be issued to you as part of the allocation process.

You must apply for permission to keep a pet. You'll have to pay an additonal £100 deposit for every pet you want to live with you. This is common practice in the private rented sector.

You will be invited to view a show home once your application has been fully assessed and an offer letter has been issued. This will give you the chance to view the show home before signing an agreement.

We are currently not accepting any further applications for our MMR homes. When homes become available they will be advertised on our MMR Homes for Immediate Let page and across Westscot Living's social media Please check back regularly to be sure you don't miss out.

If you have already submitted an application, you will remain on our list for available homes provided your application meets the eligibility criteria detailed above.