Paving the Way for New Mid Market Homes in Leith

Link Housing Association is to deliver 199 new homes to meet a mid market renting profile. The new development has been designed by 7N Architects and will be erected on brownfield land at Salamander Place. Located between Leith Links and the docks the new homes will be built in partnership with Cruden Homes and the …

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One Good Property Deed Deserves…

You would think that if someone stepped in to buy your home so that you could continue to live there that you’d find a way to stay on good terms. Not so with one East Sussex tenant and his landlord. Colin Gregory, former antiques dealer, managed to prevent the property being sold on and secured …

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The Law Comes Down on Private Landlords

A recent legal action undertaken by a Scottish court could have serious repercussions for many other cases related to the behaviour of private landlords in this country. A landlord who had already received previous convictions in November 2014 for not complying with The Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004 and breaching the Gas Safety (Installation and …

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No holds barred? Shocking Video Linking Airbnb with Terrorism

Fierce competition and conflict between traditional hotels and short term let online platforms such as Airbnb is old news, but this ongoing battle has now been given a whole new dimension. The Hotel Association of New York City has recently launched an ad campaign against Airbnb, suggesting possible links with terrorism. The 30-second video contains …

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Renting… In It For Life?

Renting appears to be a new trend amongst pensioners. The past decade has seen an increased number of retired people in the private rented sector across the UK, where around one in every 12 tenants is a retiree – a new study by letting agency, Countrywide, has revealed. Pensioners now account for 8% of all …

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When Landlords Turn Rogue

Landlords often unfairly earn a negative reputation… however a couple of landlords in the US took ‘rogue’ to a whole new criminal level. Leslie Dennis, a landlord from York County in Maine, was so angry with his tenant for digging up the plants in the garden of his house, that he took the law into …

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