Scottish councils will soon have additional powers to raise funds by doubling the amount of council tax second homeowners pay, but Propertymark has questioned the effectiveness of this proposal and the Scottish Government’s use of existing taxes collecting from property transactions to help solve the country’s housing crisis. This is partly due to the fact …
Read more >In response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on increasing council tax premiums for second and empty homes, Propertymark members in a recent survey said they strongly oppose the proposal. Instead, incentives should be provided to homeowners to make vacant homes more productive and help combat the ever-growing gap in supply and demand. According to the …
Read more >Managing Director of Grant Fairbairn Property Leasing joins Lets Talk for episode 62. Having recently relocated the organisation from Aberdeen to Edinburgh, Grant chats to host Gillian Semmler about the background to his agency and the decision behind the move. With the recent announcement from the Scottish Government on the rent freeze for existing tenancies …
Read more >The modern world seems to be all about risk. We analyse it endlessly, look at risk aversion so we don’t face it all and then mitigate against all the risks we can think of for our businesses. The construction and house building sector is no different to any other in that respect and possibly takes …
Read more >Letting professionals in the private rented sector (PRS) have been reporting worryingly low stock property levels for some time now, and the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) is concerned that the already difficult situation is only going to get worse in the months and years to come, leaving hundreds of renters high and dry. Scotland’s …
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