Umega Edinburgh Property Investment Service

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • February 16th, 2017

We’ve launched Umega Investments to help landlords source property investments in Edinburgh.

We’re regularly approached by clients looking to invest in residential property and we love helping existing Umega clients build their property portfolios. With growing demand for our investment sourcing services we’ve launched Umega Investments! Here’s some…

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We've opened a Quartermile lettings office

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • February 14th, 2017

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve opened an new office. Welcome to Umega Quartermile! It’s a swanky new fresh looking office; please pop in to say hello to our team!

Property Management Letting agents in Quartermile.

Quartermile is undoubtedly Edinburgh’s most exciting mixed-use development in years and comprises…

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Buying investment property through a company

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • February 06th, 2017

It seems like landlords are being inundated with changes surrounding their finances; it’s hard to keep on top of it all. You may have heard murmurings about landlords buying properties within (or transferring properties into) companies so here’s some information on property investment through a company with the helping hand…

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Our Letting Philosophy

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • January 08th, 2017

It’s simple, it’s about customer service. As a letting agent, there are three groups to consider:

Our staff Our tenants Our landlords

Top of our list is our staff. If we recruit and retain the best people and look after them really well then our team will do the same…

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Tenants in Edinburgh

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • Tenant
  • January 06th, 2017

 Tenants in Edinburgh – Our Tenant Philosophy

Our tenant philosophy is simple. Our tenants are crucial to the smooth running of our business. Happy tenants make our working day a pleasant one and longer tenancies mean happy landlords and a happy letting agency. Our years of experience…

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There's never been a better time to invest in Musselburgh property

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • December 23rd, 2016

Letting Agents Musselburgh

The Case for renting in Musselburgh: Musselburgh has evolved from a sleepy Edinburgh commuter-town into a thriving local economy with a booming rental market. It’s always been a beautiful place to live with its historic golf course, renowned race course and of course…

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What do you want for Christmas? An Edinburgh buy to let? Good; we can help!

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • December 23rd, 2016

Property Investment in Edinburgh: how we do it

Well, Christmas is just round the corner…….what would you like for Christmas? An Edinburgh Buy-to-let property? Fantastic, here’s how we can help.

We offer Edinburgh property Investment consultancy where we’ll advise and help you buy your first investment property or expand your…

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Letting Agent Fees Banned in England. What can be learned from Scotland?

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • November 30th, 2016

In last week’s Autumn statement the new Chancellor Philip Hammond threw a curve ball at the lettings industry south of the border by banning letting agents from charging tenants fees. Up until last week, the feeling from letting agents in England was that after years of pressure from tenants groups,…

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What you need to know: Buy to let Mortgages

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • November 24th, 2016

Here’s a wee guest blog about buy to let mortgages by our friend Chris Norton, Mortgage and Protection Adviser at Mortgage Advice Bureau

Property is becoming an increasingly attractive investment opportunity for many people. With record low interest rates and some of the best mortgage deals we have ever seen,…

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Quartermile – Does it make a good Edinburgh property investment?

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • November 09th, 2016

Quartermile – Does it make a good Edinburgh property investment?

We’re thrilled to be one of the recommended letting agents for the incredible Quartermile development; the redevelopment of the old Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. This multi-award-winning development, arguably Edinburgh’s most celebrated development in recently years, is a fantastic sight to see…

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7 Good Reasons to Let with Umega

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • November 02nd, 2016
We’ll only let to responsible tenants – we conduct rigorous tenant screening and advise our landlords before committing to a tenancy. Our checks include ensuring prospective tenants can afford the property (gross monthly earnings should be more than 2 ½ times the property’s rent), credit checking, and normally landlord…
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