Scotland’s Private Rented Sector continues its current steady YOY rise of 2%, up to £777 per month on average from £762 a year ago. Strong growth in Edinburgh and Glasgow in particular is again counter balanced by steep falls in Aberdeen. However there are signs that drag on the Granite City market will ease later …
Read more >The trends observed in The latest Citylets Quarterly Report to Q2 2016 have been a picture of almost unparalleled consistency amidst a world of uncertainty not seen since the financial crisis of 2008. Average rents at National level and within the main city markets of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen are following seemingly set growth trends …
Read more >Average asking rents in the Scottish PRS now stand at £767 per month, up 2.1% on the year. Competing forces of growth in Scotland’s main cities with the exception of accelerated reduction of rents in Aberdeen continue to result in the same steady annual growth for the country as a whole as seen in the …
Read more >As the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill continues to pass through the Scottish Parliament, which includes calls for caps in Rent Pressure Zones, the market continues to ease with the latest Citylets Quarterly Report showing that average rents have fallen again, now at £747 per month- down from £757. Annual growth has also again slowed …
Read more >Private rents in Scotland have been rising well below the rate of inflation since our records began in earnest back at the start of 2004. The CPI has risen 30% between 2004 and 2013 compared to just 7% for national Scottish rents. Against this backdrop, it is difficult to find argument in support of the …
Read more >The 25th issue of the quarterly report from Citylets shows that in the first quarter of 2013 average monthly rents in Scotland rose by 1.7% over the year to £675. While this slight increase in rents did not match the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure of inflation (2.8%), landlords will be relieved that there was …
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