Well known and well liked in the Edinburgh property circles, Harry Crombie pops in to talk to Gillian about his new beginning with Murray and Currie and how he reached this current place in life. He also chats about setting up your own business and the challenges involved. Although Harry is from a house building …
Read more >For the first time in living memory a child in the UK is as likely to be born to a family renting as owning a property, according to a new research. Almost half of all babies (49.2%) born across the country (approximately 365,000 a year) are now starting their lives in rented accommodation, with more …
Read more >The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has branded the Right to Rent scheme a farce after a High Court ruling that the scheme breached the European Convention on Human Rights on the basis it led to discrimination against non-UK nationals with the right to rent and British ethnic minorities. The Right to Rent scheme requires landlords …
Read more >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 …
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