No, this is not a typo! A London property lets for £1.55m a year in what is believed to be a record rental deal. This new build townhouse mansion in Mayfair, called Culross House, has been rented by a 24 year old who paid £3.1m upfront to secure the tenancy. The tenant is said to …
Read more >Ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2021, Propertymark has written a manifesto outlining actions the government should take to improve the housing sector which can play a key role in the economic and social recovery after the pandemic. Propertymark is calling on the next government to: Support the regulation of estate agents and …
Read more >An Edinburgh based residential property investment and lettings specialist, has pledged to cover the distance from Scotland to America using leg power in an effort to raise money for a Scottish mental health charity. Cullen Property’s team will run, cycle and walk virtually from Cullen in Morayshire to Cullen in New York State in a …
Read more >As the deadline to apply for interest free loans approaches, the Scottish Government has announced that private landlords and tenants who have suffered financial difficulty due to the Coronavirus pandemic, can continue to benefit from the support past 31st March 2021. The extension of the Tenant Hardship Loan Fund and the Private Rent Sector Landlord …
Read more >From December 2020 to February 2021 Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders experienced a 6.2% increase in the average selling price to £265,446 when compared with the same period last year. Significant year on year rises were recorded for properties in East Fife and the Borders, at 19.2% and 13.7% respectively. East Lothian saw …
Read more >Legislation intended to better regulate short term lets through a licensing scheme, has been withdrawn by the Scottish Government. The proposed measures, including new powers for local councils to implement short term let control areas where planning permission was required before homes could be let, were developed in response to concerns about negative impact of …
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