- Read the ads in the local papers or put an ad in yourself. Local papers advertising private rented housing include:
- Badenoch & Strathspey: Strathspey & Badenoch Herald
- Caithness John O’Groats Journal: Caithness Courier
- Inverness: Inverness Courier, Highland News
- Lochaber: Lochaber News, Oban Times
- Nairn: Nairnshire Telegraph
- Ross & Cromarty: Ross-shire Journal, The North Star
- Skye & Lochalsh: West Highland Free Press
- Sutherland: Northern Times
- Highland-wide: The Press and Journal
- Contact local solicitors, including the Highland Solicitors’ Property Centre, letting agencies, estate agents, chartered surveyors (generally for rural properties) and property management agencies. Many of these will be in the ‘Yellow Pages’ or on the internet.
- Look at different sites on the internet. As well as whole properties for rent, you can find rooms for rent in houses or flats. Some of the sites advertising properties are:
• http://www.letting-in-scotland.co.uk
• http://www.spareroom.co.uk
• http://www.propertyfinder.com
• http://wwwgumtree.com
• http://www.torent.co.uk
• http://www.findaproperty.com
• http://www.gartoo.co.uk
Look for small ads on supermarket notice boards, shop windows etc.
- Ask around, particularly in rural areas where some private renting opportunities may be "advertised" by word of mouth. Estate owners or farmers sometimes rent out houses on their land.
- In rural areas, local estate offices may have details of houses to let. Tourism offices may have details of some holiday let owners who could be contacted to explore the possibility of winter or longer term lets.
- Check with the local student accommodation service or ask at the local Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB) Office (see Appendix A for contacts).
It is an offence:
- For letting agencies to charge to put your name on a list; and
- For landlords in Scotland to levy any form of premium on the rent.
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