Boom in English Buy to Let Landlords Investing in Scotland

Scotland seems to be attracting increasing numbers of landlords who reside south of the border. SafeDeposits Scotland has recorded a sharp rise in tenancy deposit registrations from English landlords for properties in Scotland in the past few years. Since 2012, the number has risen by over 430% and this growing trend is set to continue. …

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Lets Talk Podcast – Episode 2 with Daryl McIntosh from ARLA Propertymark

With so much change in the Scottish lettings market in recent years, Gillian invited Daryl McIntosh from ARLA Propertymark for Episode 2 of the Lets Talk podcast channel. Daryl is Strategic Development Manager for Scotland and was happy to gives his views on the effects of recent changes to Scottish letting, from the Private Residential …

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I Say Tomato, You Say… Cannabis

A routine property inspection led to a rather shocking discovery when a letting agent came across plants growing under specialist lights in a tenant’s bedroom and assumed they were cannabis. Growing concern One of The Key Place’s newer members of staff went to carry out an inspection at a property in Falkirk where they had …

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Lets Talk!

Citylets are delighted to announce the launch of our new podcast channel, “LETS TALK.” Hosted by PR Manager Gillian Semmler, a landlord herself, the channel will be dedicated to all things property letting- investment, legislation, rights and responsibilities, guest stories and more. What’s on? With so much recent change in the lettings Industry for both …

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Clackmannanshire Second Quietest Place to Live in the UK

Fast paced modern living, loud and often overcrowded towns and cities… we all know it too well. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to leave all this hustle and bustle on your doorstep and find your peace in the four walls of your own home? It’s been proven that living in a noisy neighbourhood …

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Make Your Competition Green with Envy

All successful landlords know how important it is to ‘dress to impress’ their properties in order to guarantee the right tenant and a quick let. However, all too often landlords concentrate purely on perfecting the interior of the property, overlooking the importance of the exterior. Those two combined, however, create the whole living environment and …

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