List your property — private landlord guide

You don't need to be an agent to list. Here's how to get your property live in under fifteen minutes.

Who can list

Any registered landlord with a rental property in the Scottish Borders — whether you let a single flat, a handful of houses, or a rural cottage. You don't need to be a letting agent, and you don't need a feed. The manual flow takes you through everything step by step.

What to have ready before you start

Have these to hand and you'll be live in one sitting:

  • Property address and postcode — we auto-detect the neighbourhood.
  • Asking rent (per calendar month) and any deposit.
  • EPC rating — the letter band and expiry date.
  • Council tax band — find it on saa.gov.uk if you're not sure.
  • Property images — up to 5 on the free tier, 20 on Premium. JPEG or PNG, landscape, minimum 1200px wide.
  • Your landlord registration number from the Scottish Landlord Register.
  • Availability date and any restrictions (students, DSS, pets, short-term let).

The manual listing flow

  1. Register an account at /account/register — pick "private landlord" when prompted. Verify your email.
  2. Open the dashboard and click "Add property."
  3. Enter address and postcode. The neighbourhood, map pin, and council tax rate auto-populate.
  4. Fill in the property details — bedrooms, bathrooms, property type, furnished status, available from date, deposit, EPC.
  5. Upload images. Drag-and-drop or select files. The first image becomes the hero.
  6. Add your landlord registration number. This is mandatory for all Scottish lets and appears on the listing so prospective tenants can verify.
  7. Preview and publish. Your listing is live within ten minutes.

After you publish

  • Your listing appears in the main property search, on the relevant neighbourhood page, and on the map.
  • Enquiries go straight to your registered email and phone number — we don't intermediate.
  • You can edit, pause, or mark the property as let at any time from the dashboard.
  • When the property lets, change its status to Let Agreed. It drops off the live search but stays in your history.

A note on short-term lets

If your property is let for fewer than six months at a time — including Airbnb-style bookings — you need a short-term let licence from Scottish Borders Council. The portal lets you flag this on the listing; the licence itself is something you apply for separately with the council.

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Letting agent instead? See the letting agent guide.