Rent Increases According to Private Residential Tenancy

From 1st December 2017 landlords and agents will be able to increase rents for tenants in private residential property no more than once every 12 months. Before they can do that though, they will have to serve a three month notice to their tenants, using a prescribed form. If the tenant believes the rent increase …

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New Mid Market Homes Key Part of £250m Glasgow Sighthill Regeneration

Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA) in Glasgow is the biggest project of its kind in the UK outside of London. The plan worth £250m is now moving forward with a provision of over 800 new homes (including mid market), retail units and commercial development that will complete the regeneration of the area over the next …

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Rental Income Guarantee Scheme to Help Build to Rent Growth

Citylets recently sponsored the third annual Build to Rent Forum 2017 which took place in Edinburgh on 12th October 2017. It was also on this day that the Scottish Government launched The Rental Income Guarantee Scheme (RIGS).The initiative is designed to lower risk for investors in the emerging Build to Rent (BTR) sector and reduce …

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“We all live in a yellow…” 1

Who doesn’t like a bargain? What would you say if you could rent a home for as little as £220 a month? Too good to be true? – your first reaction is most likely ‘yes’. However, this offer is for real and it’s up for grabs if only you are prepared to live in a …

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After Grenfell

Recent revelations made news that the original number of 57 private high rise properties in Glasgow that contained combustible cladding may actually be a far higher number of flats that are affected. Glasgow City Council admitted at Holyrood’s local government and communities committee that the number could reach the low hundreds. A month after Grenfell, …

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Enviable Student Housing in Scotland with Fresh Student Living

Fresh Student Living manage 9 schemes in Edinburgh and Glasgow and have a new site opening in Aberdeen for 2018. Each site that opens is more ‘instagrammable’ than the last. With en-suite rooms in shared apartments and studios with their own mini-kitchens, huge social spaces and dedicated study rooms, this is not what you used …

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