Episode 72 features founder of Colin McShane Interior Styling. Established in 2008, Colin talks about the history of the company and why his previous experiences in auctioneering and property management led him to create the business. Colin chats about the main elements of property staging and how it maximises the potential of a property. Often …
Read more >Episode 71 of Lets Talk features the Operations Director of Pinstripe Inventories, Matthew Mackay, talking about the importance of having a meticulous inventory in place at the start of a tenancy to avoid deposit disputes or even an adjudication. Matthew talks about his career to date and that of co-founder and director of Pinstripe Inventories, …
Read more >Lets Talk’s 70th episode features Steven Cafferty of Deaf Action talk about the challenges and barriers that hard of hearing and deaf people face when applying for a property, attending viewings and then living in the property itself. Steven, who lost his hearing through meningitis at the age of one, informs the listeners about the …
Read more >Episode 69 of Citylets’ podcast, Lets Talk, features Will Scarlett, Founder and Director of Edinburgh based Scarlett Land and Development. Will describes Build to Rent (BTR) and how it differs from other tenures, and informs on completed developments to date in Scotland. Lets Talk host, Gillian Semmler, asks Will about the challenges that the BTR …
Read more >Episode 68 of Lets Talk features Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Local Government, Housing and Social Justice, Miles Briggs. Miles talks about his concerns regarding the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection)(Scotland) Act 2022 and how he feels it is actually counterproductive and damaging for tenants in the long run. He also explains why he viewed …
Read more >With the recent coalition formed by Scottish Land and Estates (SLE), Scottish Association of Landlords and Propertymark, in response to the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection)(Scotland) Act 2022, Lets Talk host, Gillian Semmler, invites SLE’s Policy Advisor for Rural Property, Anna Gardiner, for episode 67 to discuss the concerns of the legislation on rural communities. …
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