Lets Talk with Eilidh Finlayson

Dundee based Finlayson Gore’s Managing Director, Eilidh Finlayson, joins Lets Talk for episode 54. Eilidh provides an insightful commentary on Dundee’s current rental market and her view on a societal shift in tenant’s rental choices. Eilidh shares her views on Dundee’s strong annual growth and the reasons for significant rent increases. She also discusses specific …

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Lets Talk with Jimmy Black

Jimmy Black, former Dundee Housing Convenor and Housing Justice Campaigner, as well as co-host of Scottish Housing News podcast joins Lets Talk host, Gillian Semmler for episode 47. Jimmy shares his views on Dundee’s rental market including his thoughts on how the local economy has affected rental values and whether the city possibly becoming a …

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Lets Talk with Aimi Lewis

Aimi Lewis, Branch Manager of Belvoir Perth, joins host Gillian Semmler on Lets Talk for episode 35 to discuss the effects of the pandemic over the past year on the city’s private rented sector (PRS). Aimi looks at the repercussions from the perspectives of the agent, landlord and tenant too. The Belvoir Branch Manager discusses …

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Mixed Signals

Rents in Scotland’s private rented sector (PRS) continued to edge upwards in the first quarter of the year despite the political landscape which has impacted markets in other sectors. The average property to rent in Scotland rose 1.7% to stand at £793 per month. 1 and 2 bed properties charted a familiar course both recording …

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Increasing Numbers of Families Calling Scotland’s PRS Home

Scotland’s private rented sector (PRS) continued to rise, up 5% year on year (YOY), according to the latest Citylets Rental Report Q4 2018. Strong demand for properties of all sizes in major cities underpinned growth, with larger 3 and 4 bed properties posting the steepest gains as an increasing number of families settle in the …

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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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