A picture tells a thousand words and we’ve created a chart which nicely tells the story of a turbulent year for the Edinburgh rental market.
The chart shows the key events of lockdown starting in March and then the property market “reopening” in June and the…
Summer is a distant memory (what a strange summer it was!) and winter has certainly arrived; time to wo
rk through that Netflix wishlist to get through to Spring.
It’s also time for tenants to carry out some checks in their home to make sure their…
Something exciting is happening at Umega, and we need your help…
Umega is Scotland’s leading agent; the highest Google rated letting company in the UK and Scottish Lettings Team of the Year for the 3 years in a row.
We’ve been smashing…
Umega manages properties for landlords living all over the world. At last count we have landlords living in 50 different countries. Many of these landlords have been UK residents for a period and have a UK bank account but due to rule changes linked to…
Last night, the virtual Scottish Home Awards 2020 was broadcast live from the Ball Room at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel.
Delayed from June and moved on-line, hundreds of us came together virtually from the comfort of our kitchens and living rooms to recognise and raise…
As Umega finds its footing in the COVID-era, we are continuing to take the pulse of the lettings market. As we showed in last week’s blog, the market has kept moving throughout the summer and this week we will look at the monthly volume of move-ins this year compared to…
These are strange times.
Edinburgh is a city where, for as long as we can remember, demand for properties has outstripped supply by a country mile and rents have constantly climbed. Suddenly, dramatically (but believe us, temporarily) things have changed.
This is what we’ve noticed…
Umega is one of Scotland’s most exciting and dynamic small businesses. Over the last 13 years, we’ve assembled a fantastic team and developed our company culture that drives our award-winning customer service. We’re purpose-led, we do things differently and we’re looking for the right person to work with…
When the Coronavirus pandemic hit the UK in March this year, the ensuing restrictions and economic upheaval impacted the numbers of tenants making moves in the rental sector. From March until the middle of June, only essential moves were permitted and the number of new tenancies dropped considerably.…
When the conditions created by the Coronavirus pandemic hit the Edinburgh rental market in March, we experienced the impact on our business and across our managed portfolio.
The immediate effect was that a number of tenancies came to an end (with 28 days notice) predominantly for…
