Rettie & Co’s Director of Lettings, Karen Turner, joined Lets Talk host Gillian Semmler for episode 41 to talk about the leading independent property company, its history and services offered, as well as the Scottish rental market – in particular, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Karen has worked in property for all of her career, joining Rettie …
Read more >Following the City of Edinburgh Council’s calls for new legislation to help better manage short term lets (STLs) in the capital where around a third of all Scottish STLs are concentrated, a public consultation has been launched seeking views on a proposal to make the entire city a short term let control area. The introduction …
Read more >Lets Talk invited a member of ‘Five in a Row’, the Scottish team that Citylets are sponsoring in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, to feature on the podcast. Clive Rooney, already a double world champion in skiff rowing tells of his and the other crew members’ reasons for deciding to take on such a challenge. …
Read more >One of the temporary measures introduced by the Scottish Government in response to the Coronavirus pandemic was pre-action requirements that landlords and agents in the private rented sector must comply with prior to seeking repossession of a property for rent arrears that have occurred during the Covid-19 period. The Rent Arrears Pre-Action Requirements (Coronavirus) (Scotland) …
Read more >Chris Minchin, Director of Aberdeen based Winchesters, joins host, Gillian Semmler, to talk about the Aberdeen rental market and how his interesting start in property enabled him to acquire a valuable first client, and quickly build up an impressive portfolio. Chris also discusses the recent merger between Winchester Lettings and CDM Lettings and tells Gillian …
Read more >Colin Pretty has been a professional landlord for over 18 years. Episode 38 of Lets Talk hears him chat about why he chose to specifically invest in property and his successful formula for buying the right property to rent. With a wealth of experience, Colin talks about how the pandemic affected his properties and how …
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