For landlords searching through Edinburgh letting agents it can be overwhelming knowing which agent to choose and what to do next. Carrying out a Google search on ‘Edinburgh Letting Agents’, landlords are inundated with options; each one claiming to be ‘the best’,…
Another recently published report sees Edinburgh topping the charts for UK house price growth; this time from Zoopla.
While cities in Southern England saw the weakest price growth, cities in the north of England and Edinburgh specifically saw the biggest increase in value over the past year. On…
We’ve made some changes to the way we deal with our monthly rent payments and it’s great news for our landlords and tenants.
We’ve teamed up with global industry-leading payments software platform, Payprop and from 1st August all of our tenant rents and landlord payments will be running through their innovative system. Payprop…
Please note that we will not be able to consider applications submitted without a covering letter.
Your covering letter is your opportunity to tell us about you – more than just a list of previous roles that you’ve had on your CV. We want to understand why you are interested…
On Saturday 22nd June 2019, the man, the legend, Umega’s very own Mike Hoppe set off at 1am with a goal of completing the 35th edition of the Ronhill West Highland Way Race – one of the world’s most iconic and well-established ultra-marathons along the long-distance trail between Milngavie…
Here’s a round-up of some recent Edinburgh residential property market news which should make interesting reading for Edinburgh landlords.
Edinburgh crowned top UK city for economic growth
Lambert Smith Hampton published their annual Vitality Index and reports that Edinburgh pips Cambridge (2nd) and Manchester (3rd) as the UK…
Here are some insights from a fantastic report from City of Edinburgh Council providing a snapshot of economic, demographic, social and housing trends in Edinburgh. We’ve picked some useful bits and pieces which present a very compelling case for investing in Edinburgh residential property.
Population
The city’s population has…
The rise of AirBnB holiday lets in Edinburgh has attracted a huge amount of media interest over the last few years and had a significant impact on the residential communities in and around Edinburgh’s City Centre. The number of property listings on AirBnB in Edinburgh is at the…
We understand it’s overwhelming for landlords choosing an Edinburgh property management company, with such a large number of companies to choose from. Here’s 5 steps to help you choose the right property management company for you.
Find out what customers REALLY think – Check on Google and rating websites…
After 10 years of working out of our Marchmont office HQ, we have upped and moved across the Meadows to our new home in Lister Square in the heart of Edinburgh’s Quartermile development.
We’ve taken a ten year lease on…
Property rental area in Edinburgh: It’s come round again, the Citylets Quarterly report (Q1 2019) reviewing how the Edinburgh rental market has performed over the past few months. We (genuinely!) get excited to see what Citylets have to say and to compare with what we’re seeing at Umega.
Scottish…