On the surface of it, lettings and property management companies in Edinburgh can appear to be very similar. They look like they all offer the same letting and property management services for roughly the same price, but if you ask anyone who has used the services of more than one…
On 1st December 2017 a new Private Rented Tenancy (PRT) was launched in Scotland. The PRT was brought into force by the Scottish Government in response to the outdated Short Assured Tenancy (SAT) which landlords and letting agents have been using for years and was no…
Citylets has recently published their quarterly market update to tell us all what’s been going on in the Scottish rental market over the last quarter. You can take a look at Citylets report here (our very own Neil gets a wee name check, quote and photo on page…
We spend our days (and nights!) scouring the Edinburgh property market to find the best property investments in the Edinburgh. When we find something that fits the bill we circulate this around our Property Investment Club to offer some great opportunities to our investor…
Edinburgh is seeing a boom in investors building their buy to let portfolios in Edinburgh. A week doesn’t seem to pass without something in the press relating to the city outperforming most of the country and news of investors choosing Edinburgh above alternative UK buy to let hot spots.
We’ve…
As Chris Wood in our investment team always says to clients; “Get your Power Team ready” before you start searching! You need to make sure you have a solid, trusted, experienced team to work with to give you the best chance of securing the best property investment. So, who’s in…
From all of us at Umega, we would just like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who supported our ten brave team members at Sleep in the Park raising around £5.5K for our efforts. The event made headlines across the UK and it’s clear a big part of…
Property and tenant Safety – As a landlord you have a legal responsibility to make sure your property is maintained to a safe standard. This includes legislation relating to; fire safety, gas safety, electrical safety and Legionella Risk. Particularly in Scotland (where the government here tends to lead the UK…
We’re delighted to offer Free Property valuation to Edinburgh landlords. If you have a property you are already letting out yourself or through an agent or if you’re someone looking to buy an investment or move out of their property to let it out, we’re more than happy to…
We’re over-the-moon to announce that we won 3 awards at the 2017 Allagents Customer Service Awards.
The Allagents Awards – Allagents is the UK’s largest customer review website for the property industry and provides transparency around estate and letting agent services. There are so many negative stereotypes within property sales…
Last week the Scottish Government released the new tenancy for the private rented sector.
What’s that?
We currently use Short Assured Tenancies (SATs) for all of our tenancies and from the 1st of December 2017 all new private rented tenancies in Scotland will be Private Rented Tenancies (PRTs).
Why are…
There was a time not so long ago, when most landlords in the private rented sector entered the market “accidentally”, or reluctantly. Accidental landlords rent out their property because they may have inherited it or they previously lived in it but moved away or moved in with a partner. While…