You might think Umega is a property company, but it’s not.
It’s a people business.
We’ve helped revolutionise the way people are treated in Edinburgh’s private rented sector over the last 14 years and we’re just getting started; making moves into…
It’s been a big news week for the Edinburgh rental sector. The Scottish Government has announced a planned phased lifting of lockdown restrictions that will mean more people start considering their next moves and the rental market will continue to get busier.
Scotland’s Coronavirus Lockdown Roadmap for…
As we move through our seventh week of lockdown, our curiosity to look further into the data available to us remains unwavering. We’ve had time to adjust to a ‘new normal’ and we’re digesting information as we go. The general sense from our own internal metrics and through…
A new loan scheme has been made available this week for some landlords whose tenancies have been affected by COVID-19.
Private Rent Sector Landlord COVID-19 Loan Scheme
Last month, the Scottish Government announced it would provide an interest-free loan to landlords who have suffered a loss of rental…
Four weeks ago the UK entered a state of lockdown and every day since then we have been tracking the state of the private rented market in Edinburgh. We’ve used wider market data from Rightmove alongside our own internal metrics to understand what’s going on and where things…
Over the last 3 weeks, the members of Team Umega have only seen each other on video calls. It’s been a period of seismic shifts across the letting sector but now things are calming down, we are a bit clearer on how the market is going to behave…
Watching the media over the past week it’s clear that tourist numbers in Edinburgh this summer are going to take a huge hit in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. Now’s the time for landlords to move from Airbnb to long-term letting and we’ve made it very easy to do…
Landlord Registration in Scotland has been in place since 2004. Before a landlord rents out their property they must register with the local authority covering the area where the property is located. Registering ensures the property and the landlord meet the minimal legal requirements and the council checks that the…
Earlier this year the Scottish Government announced a relaxation to the smoke/heat alarm requirements for the Private Rented Sector.
Wireless alarms are now permitted – The main change being; “from 1 March 2019 the repairing standard can be complied with by either mains-operated alarms or tamper proof…
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Here’s an Edinburgh property market update for April with some highlights from the press from the past month.
A record breaking start to the year
Warners Solicitors and Estate Agents shared the news that the Edinburgh property market is showing no signs of slowing down as it continues its…
We’ve been waiting with excitement (we love this stuff!) to read JLL’s annual report forecasting on the next 5 years for the Scottish residential property market and specially for Edinburgh’s property market.
JLL is an international property consultancy with a residential research team which presents annual reports on the…