Average selling prices are continuing to increase year on year in east central Scotland, suggesting that buyer confidence hasn’t been significantly impacted by Brexit. Quarter 1 2019 saw a 3.4% increase YOY in average selling prices in east central Scotland, rising to £238,315 with Edinburgh experiencing a 2.1% increase to £255,280. Three bedroom houses in …
Read more >With so much current focus on the short term rental market, Lets Talk invited Mark McLeod from Clouds Property Management to discuss the issues. Mark is founder and director of Clouds, who specialise in top end short term lets in Scotland’s capital city. Mark discusses what short term now means in light of the PRT …
Read more >Infamous for his Draconian letting rules, the property tycoon and arguably Britain’s most controversial landlord, is retiring from the business. Fergus Wilson is in the process of selling his entire portfolio of 300 properties in Kent after a series of court battles over the way he’s treated his tenants, including discrimination. As a result of …
Read more >A recent study has revealed that more than half of tenants in the UK are happy renting, with 35% stating they have no plans to ever buy a property. Out of the 2,000 respondents paying on average £650 in rent per calendar month, 43% have been renting for 6 to 10 years and further 15% …
Read more >The concept of settling down and investing in a property by the age of 23 is something that most people would find a scary prospect. This was the way of life for the baby boomer generation. Millennials are taking a different approach to life in the ever-changing economic and social climate. Nowadays it’s completely normal …
Read more >Following a review of houses of multiple occupancy (HMO) by Glasgow City Council’s Licensing and Regulatory Committee, stricter rules will come into effect to help reduce the impact that HMOs can have on local communities. Areas of concerns linked to HMOs A number of concerns associated with HMOs in Glasgow and in particular in the …
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