Marked Increase in Seller’s Confidence in East Central Scotland’s Property Market

The ESPC August to October 2018 House Report saw east central Scotland experience a significant increase of 10.9% in the number of properties coming to the market compared to the same period in 2017. Edinburgh in particular, saw a 5.6% increase year on year (YOY). This is an indication of sellers regaining confidence in the …

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Decking Out Kitchen On A Budget

If you plan on remodelling your property any time soon, take care not to forget about the kitchen. A new kitchen can add as much as 4% to the value of a house, allowing you to make more on rent and sell at a higher price when the time comes. Appliances are arguably the most …

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Citylets Sponsors National Landlord Day

Citylets has been a proud sponsor of the Scottish Association of Landlords’ largest annual conference and exhibition for 10 years. This year’s National Landlord Day is to be held on Nov 13th at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh and it promises to be an exciting event, chaired by the BBC’s Stephen Jardine.     The conference will …

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Glasgow Lion

The Scottish Private Rented Sector recorded another annual rise as at Q3 2018 with rents up 2.2% to stand at £789 per month on average. Continued demand for properties of all sizes pushed rents higher with 4 bed properties, as per previous two quarters of 2018, recording the steepest annual growth at 5.5%. The average …

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Tenant Vetting Through Social Media

Social media is proving to be an important source of information for landlords who screen their would-be tenants’ profiles in search for any areas of concern, before making a decision to rent their properties to them. Anything from job and career history right through to family, friends and lifestyle, can potentially be gathered from accounts …

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Feng Shui Tips for a Perfect Home

More than 3000 years ago in China scientists discovered Feng Shui (also known as Chi). The basic principle of Feng Shui is that Feng, which means “wind” and Shui, which means “water”, are energies that attract good health and wealth. Bad Feng Shui attracts poor health and negative energy. Our homes are divided into different …

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