Imagine this scenario: you are a landlord. You have a tenant living in your rental property. You made the tenant provide references before they moved in. You crossed the T’s and dotted the I’s on the lease before they moved in. You’ve done an inventory, all your legal certificates are…
An often neglected part of the letting process by landlords and tenants is the end of tenancy. It can be the source of a huge number of problems with both sides feeling unnecessarily hard done by if process and expectations are not managed properly. The recent introduction of the tenancy…
It seems that every year we get ourselves in gear earlier and earlier to respond to demand for student properties. No sooner has September passed and the students are settling into their flats and recovering from their fresher’s week hangovers that a steady stream of students starts to pop into…
As letting agents located in the heart of Edinburgh’s student properties we get more than our fair share of students popping into the office.
Some pop in for a warm cup of coffee and a blether (feel free to pop in when you like!). Some are looking for advice on…
Our reputation as a letting agent is defined by our customer service. You can read glowing descriptions from letting agents about their customer service on websites all over the country. We describe our customer service as “outstanding” but what does this mean in practice? Here are the key points that…
As a result of last week’s budget, new rules come in to force from today allowing pensioners to draw down large amounts of money from the pensions to spend how they like. Despite headline grabbing stories warning about a glut of spending on fast cars…
Recent changes in building regulations mean that from the 1st of October 2013, it became a legal requirement to fit a carbon monoxide detector with any new gas heating appliance in a private rental property. Unlike with smoke detectors, for which any smoke alarm fitted since September 2007 has to…
I often speak to investors looking to invest in the property market but who are unsure where to start. Before advising these would-be landlords it’s important to get an understanding of how much they have to spend, their attitude towards risk and how long they intend to hold the property…
I am regularly asked by landlords that I meet for the first time about what would happen if they find themselves with a “horror story” tenancy. They have usually heard about these types of infamous tenancies on the grape vine or in some cases, have experienced one first hand. This…
With our office based in the heart of Marchmont, Edinburgh’s most popular student location, we deal with more than our fair share of student properties. As such we’re well placed to offer advice on how best to secure your perfect property! We know all too well that competition for student…
I am regularly asked by landlords that I meet for the first time about what would happen if they find themselves with a “horror story” tenancy. They have usually heard about these types of infamous tenancies on the grape vine or in some cases, have experienced one first hand. This…
Bitcoin is an innovative payment network which allows payments to be made online with no central authority or banks. It is a virtual currency which does not exist in the physical world, not does it have a central bank (like the Bank of England). Users open an account…