Category: Lets Talk

Lets Talk with Steven Cafferty

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 …

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Lets Talk with Will Scarlett

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 …

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Lets Talk with Miles Briggs

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 …

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Lets Talk with Anna Gardiner

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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Lets Talk with John Blackwood and Timothy Douglas

Episode 66 of Lets Talk features Chief Executive of the Scottish Association of Landlords, John Blackwood, and Head of Policy and Campaigns of Propertymark, Timothy Douglas, discussing the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 which introduced a rent freeze in social and private rented housing and a moratorium on evictions. Following the announcement …

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Lets Talk with Ross Macleod

Managing Director of Macleod Lettings, Ross Macleod features on episode 65 of Lets Talk. Ross discusses what inspired him to set up his own agency, the recent renovation at their Partick office and why he believes “a well-designed office should create a pleasing workplace as well as having an injection of fun allowing your team …

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