The performance of Buy to Let in Edinburgh over the past decade

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • October 26th, 2016

Since the rather unexpected Brexit vote result earlier this year we’ve been surprised by the upturn in interest from investors (new and old, UK-based and international), looking to buy residential properties to let in Edinburgh. Likewise, there has been a spike in enquiries from our existing landlords looking to free…

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Residential Properties to let in Edinburgh

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • October 01st, 2016

Likewise, there has been a spike in enquiries from our existing landlords looking to free up some money from their existing portfolio to invest in further buy to let properties. So, I thought; why not do a bit of digging into property values and rent values over the last 10…

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Looking to buy your first Edinburgh Buy to Let Property?

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • September 21st, 2016

We’ve seen many new Buy to Let landlords entering the Edinburgh property market this year, making their first foray into the world of residential property investment.  Rather surprisingly we’ve seen a jump in enquiries from new buy to let landlords since the rather unexpected Brexit Vote as people look to…

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What's been going on in the Edinburgh property market?

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • September 20th, 2016

We regularly meet up with our friends over at Warners Solicitors and Estate Agents to blether about the ‘going ons’ in Edinburgh property market so here’s a blog summarising some of what we’ve been chatting about in the past month.

It’s only been a few months since the Brexit referendum,…

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Introducing The Team: Jenifer Ramsay

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • September 06th, 2016

So, here’s our first installment of a guest blog by one of our awesome team……and where better to start than with Jenifer; one third of the magnificent Umega maintenance team. Over to you Jenifer…..

My name is Jenifer and my role at Umega Lettings is Maintenance Electrician. The kind…

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We've launched our Staff Property Portfolio

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • August 29th, 2016

On  Wednesday last week, we announced to our team that 20% of Umega profits will be ring-fenced and invested by our employees in rental property that they own and manage. This covers profit generated each month in 2016 and will continue forever more. It’s a gift, there’s no payment or…

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Is AirBnB Encouraging ‘Risky’ Short Term Letting in Edinburgh?

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • August 19th, 2016

Our good friends Warners, Edinbugh based solicitors and estate agents have written a blog for us relating to some potential pitfalls of AirBnB letting in Edinburgh.

It must be especially tempting for many Edinburgh homeowners and landlords to consider short term letting – especially during the hugely popular Festival…

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Edinburgh's next property investment hotspots

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • June 14th, 2016

Here at Umega we spend time helping landlords (and wannabe landlords) buy their next buy to let investment, sourcing, inspecting and reporting on properties on their behalf. Therefore we thought it was about time we posted a blog to share some tips on where to look when buying your next buy…

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Buy To Let Edinburgh

Buy To Let Edinburgh:

We know Edinburgh inside-out so have a very good idea of the best areas to buy in for long-term capital growth. The buy to let market is extremely buoyant at the moment with lenders willing to lend on residential properties and, with rents climbing to record…

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What's been happening at Umega

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • May 17th, 2016

It’s a busy 2016 for Team Umega. We’re watching with great interest as regulations tighten around our industry and we look forward to standards improving for landlords and tenants throughout Scotland. But, it’s not all about looking outward…there has been plenty work going on within Umega and here are the…

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Planning your finances following recent tax changes

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • May 12th, 2016

Here’s a guest blog from Phil Hendry, Director of Reddington Wealth Management Ltd (Partner Practice of St James’s Place), who provides wealth management and tax planning advice. Phil has provided us with advice relating to tax changes which impact on the Buy to Let market and how landlords can ensure their…

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Letting Agent Regulation is coming – about time too

  • Written by Umega Lettings
  • General
  • May 06th, 2016

If you look at the number of letting agents operating in Scotland and you check out some reviews online you’ll see that there is a very wide range of standards of out there.

As it stands, anyone can set up a letting agency without any prior experience or knowledge in…

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