At the beginning of June, the Scottish Government announced that it was extending the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act Regulations beyond 30 September 2023 for an additional six months. This came as a surprise to nobody in the letting industry as the…
Prices to soften as we move into the summer
Last week’s property market headline is that over 10% of mortgage products have been withdrawn from the market over the past week. Nearly 800 residential and buy-to-let deals have…
At the end of April, available properties reached their highest level since June 2022. While this is not a surprise since this is the time of year when student properties come on to the market and we expect the number of available properties to rise, these latest…
It’s less than 5 months to go until the deadline for existing hosts to apply for a license to continue to operate their short term let in Scotland.
Short term let licensing
Since 1st October 2022, new operators…
For almost 20 years we’ve been repairing and maintaining properties throughout Edinburgh. During this time, we’ve put together a fantastic team of skilled and experienced maintenance technicians supported by a first-class back-office customer service team. We’ve honed our craft of delivering a reliable, responsive, high-quality, repairs service, with…
Please send us a STAND OUT cover letter with your application, detailing what you can bring to this role in Team Umega, and why we’d be mad not to hire you! (Applications without covering letters will not be considered).
In 2023 (and beyond), we’ve…
Please send us a STAND OUT cover letter with your application, detailing what you can bring to this role in Team Umega, and why we’d be mad not to hire you! (Applications without covering letters will not be considered).
We are looking for a hard-working, diligent and driven…
Please send us a STAND OUT cover letter with your application, detailing what you can bring to this role in Team Umega, and why we’d be mad not to hire you! (Applications without covering letters will not be considered).
We have an exciting and rare opportunity to join…
Decent stock levels and sensible pricing keep the Edinburgh market moving
As we move into May we find ourselves in the thick of the Spring property market when, traditionally, a lot of the action takes place and we get a really good sense…
Reduction in properties available to-let
The Edinburgh rental market currently has a lower number of available properties to rent than at the same time last year. This is ominous for home-hunting tenants and policy makers as it appears that this year is going…
A healthy sales market so far in 2023
Over the course of 2022, the number of properties on the sales market in Edinburgh increased steadily, towards healthier levels. Many expected stock levels to continue to grow into 2023 as homes would be listed…
From the 1st of April, rents on private rented tenancies in Scotland can be increased again by as much as 3%, or as much as 6% if landlords can demonstrate a relevant increase in their prescribed property costs.
There is a required notice period of 3…