Articles by Citylets Research

Glasgow Private Rents Maintain Steady Rise

Residential prices for property and flats to rent in Glasgow continue their steady upward climb to £710 per month, up 4.6% on the year with 61% of residential properties letting within one month, according to our latest Quarterly Report. It was one-bed properties that rose the fastest with an 8.8% annual growth, taking just 26 …

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Edinburgh Rents Press On Towards £1000

Average asking prices for property and flats to rent in Edinburgh maintain their march upwards towards the £1000 mark, with rents up 6.6% on the year to stand at £972 at Q1 2016. 1 bed properties rose a full 9.5% to stand at £678 per month on average whilst 2 bed properties rose 5.5% to …

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Scotland’s Residential Rents Continue Steady Climb

Average asking rents in the Scottish PRS now stand at £767 per month, up 2.1% on the year. Competing forces of growth in Scotland’s main cities with the exception of accelerated reduction of rents in Aberdeen continue to result in the same steady annual growth for the country as a whole as seen in the …

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Edinburgh Overtakes Aberdeen as Scotland’s Most Expensive City To Rent

As the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill continues to pass through the Scottish Parliament, which includes calls for caps in Rent Pressure Zones, the market continues to ease with the latest Citylets Quarterly Report showing that average rents have fallen again, now at £747 per month- down from £757. Annual growth has also again slowed …

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