The finalists in the annual Scottish Home Awards have been named in all 14 categories, including the Residential Letting Team of the Year, sponsored by Citylets for the fifth consecutive year. Each year the Scotland’s largest independent awards programme celebrates individuals and teams’ successes in the Scottish housing industry, attracting high volume of entries from …
Read more >Are you currently getting the most out of your mortgage? Chances are, there’s a product out there that suits your current needs and circumstances better, which is why we always recommend reviewing your current lending regularly and consider remortgaging at regular intervals. In this article, we’ll go over why you should regularly scour the market …
Read more >You can’t plan for everything, and when unexpected damage happens to your property, it can have serious effects – especially if you have tenants living in the property. However, knowing what to do post-damage (whether it’s caused by poor weather, vandalism or an accident) can help considerably with factors such as your insurance claims and …
Read more >The Scottish Build to Rent (BTR) sector is continuing to grow. Its membership organisation, the UK Apartments Association (UKAA), has just launched in Scotland, chaired by Gillian McLees, Director of BTR at Rettie & Co. The UKAA has been working on setting up groups across the UK, with a view to helping local BTR markets …
Read more >The UK staycation trend appears to be here to stay… or at least into the summer of 2022. This in turn is reflected in the ongoing predominance of Airbnb market presence across the UK, which perhaps also reflects landlords changing their view on short term lets. Landlords have had to absorb increased costs in recent …
Read more >Richard Webb, Director of Mill Architects joins Lets Talk host, Gillian Semmler for episode 53 to give advice on different styles of property conversions, from attic space to basements as well as commercial to residential. Developing a property provides great potential to maximise yields and increase property value. Richard set up Mill Architects with Chris …
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