FixFlo is the UK’s leading software for online maintenance issue reporting and resolution used by hundreds of letting agencies throughout the UK. Every year, FixFlo carry out a survey of letting agencies and landlords and this year’s report has just been published comprising results of…
Why Letting Agents have Negative Stereotypes
“When I grow up, I want to be a letting agent”, said no one, ever.
In general, letting agents have a terrible reputation. A recent study found letting agents (and estate agents) as the least…
There are many areas of Edinburgh that are popular with private renting tenants and Marchmont is one of the best! Edinburgh itself is considered one of the most beautiful and best cities to live in the world and around 25% of properties in Edinburgh are home to long-term tenants. This…
The new letting agent registration introduced by the Scottish Government in January this year has increased the workload for many letting agencies in Scotland over the last few months. After a 9 month transition period for the new register, letting agency registration becomes compulsory from the 1st of October 2018. Every…
Winter is Coming for Holiday-lets in Edinburgh. The rental property landscape in Edinburgh has changed dramatically over the last 10 years. Since the global financial crisis of 2008, the average age of a first-time buyer has risen to over-30 meaning people are renting for longer. By 2021, a quarter of households…
For property owners who are going to become first-time landlords in Edinburgh, it can appear to be a daunting process with a number of hoops to jump through. Legal requirements for landlords have increased significantly over recent years however once these have been organised and understood, the process is more…