Category: Property

Mid Market Housing Coming to Edinburgh

Port of Leith Housing Association (POLHA) is planning to deliver over 480 new homes, including mid market housing, to Leith and North Edinburgh by 2020. To make this possible, POLHA has secured a unique deal which combines a £10m revolving credit facility (RCF) with Bank of Scotland and a £35m private placement (PP) with Canada …

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More Mid Market Homes Planned for Glasgow

Link Group has submitted plans for a £65m investment in Glasgow’s East End which, if approved, will see 550 homes across different tenures including mid market homes. The proposed development is to be built on a 22-acre site of the former Dalmarnock Power Station which was laid empty and derelict for 40 years. Link Group …

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Citylets to Sponsor ‘Building the Rented Sector’ Conference

Citylets is delighted to announce that it is headline sponsor for the eagerly awaited ‘Building the Rented Sector in Scotland’ conference next month at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Convened by Homes for Scotland (HFS)- the umbrella body for Scotland’s home building industry- the conference brings together those who wish to see the capacity of the …

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Boom in Aberdeen Average Rents Makes the News

The latest Citylets Quarterly Report (Q3 2013) made headline news yesterday: We revealed that prices for renting in Aberdeen have soared to record levels as a shortage of properties has fuelled a frenzied demand by eager tenants. Rental prices have broken the four figure barrier for the first time with average monthly rents reaching £1,002 …

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New Audience Records Set Q3 2013

Q3 (July-September) is traditionally the busiest time of the year for the lettings market and often sees new records set for visitor traffic to Citylets. 2013 was no exception with traffic reaching over 1.1million over the quarter, up 22% on 2012, and August recording our highest ever monthly total of 405k site visits (Source: Google …

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