A new study has been published, exploring landlords’ perspectives on temporary Coronavirus legislation which was introduced by the UK and Scottish governments to prevent a surge in evictions in both private and social rented sectors. Conducted by University of Glasgow researcher, Andrew Watson, and director of Urban Big Data Centre and professor of Urban Studies …
Read more >On episode 31 of Lets Talk owner and Managing Director, Thomas Ashdown, joins host Gillian Semmler to give a whistle-stop tour of Citylets’ journey to date as the organisation celebrates its 21st year. Thomas, who started Citylets shortly after Edinburgh University, talks about the challenges faced over the years and offers advice to those considering …
Read more >Landlords in the Scottish private rented sector will be prevented from evicting their tenants over the festive period, the Scottish Government has announced. The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, introduced at the beginning of the pandemic to protect tenants from evictions, applies to all notices issued on or after 7th April 2020. Originally intended to be …
Read more >Small-scale landlords with only one property or a small portfolio, are viewed as high quality providers in many tenants’ eyes, a new study has revealed. Rent Better, a three-year research programme on the impact of private rented sector tenancy reform in Scotland (namely the introduction of the new Private Residential Tenancy which replaced the Short …
Read more >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 …
Read more >Hard to believe perhaps but it’s now 10 years since Citylets published its first quarterly report ‘Trends In Residential Lettings’. It has been very satisfying to see it evolve over the years to arrive at its current format. And of course for it to be accepted by the Lettings Industry as the de facto source …
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