{"id":6895,"date":"2022-10-12T09:24:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T09:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6895"},"modified":"2022-10-12T09:24:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T09:24:05","slug":"grant-fairbairn-property-leasing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/grant-fairbairn-property-leasing\/","title":{"rendered":"Lets Talk with Grant Fairbairn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Managing Director of Grant Fairbairn Property Leasing joins Lets Talk for episode 62<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n

With the recent announcement from the Scottish Government on the rent freeze for existing tenancies and also the moratorium on evictions, Gillian asks Grant about his views on the emergency legislation including the financial repercussions it could have on landlords.<\/p>\n

Grant and Gillian also discuss the Chief Executive of the Scottish Association of Landlords, John Blackwood\u2019s statement regarding the recent announcement: \u201cI have been inundated by landlords saying they will be removing their vacant properties from the rental market, and I don\u2019t blame them.\u201d Gillian chats to Grant about his views on the potential effects on the private rented sector.<\/p>\n

Housing crisis<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Glasgow University recently announced that students who had been unable to secure accommodation<\/a> should not complete their registration. Grant and Gillian talk about the housing crisis in the city and in Scotland in general, and they compare back to when Aberdeen<\/a> experienced a student housing crisis in 2015\/16.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t miss out on hearing agents and property professionals chat about topics and issues relevant to you.<\/p>\n

Lets Talk is available on all the usual platforms: Soundcloud<\/a><\/u>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a><\/u>,\u00a0iTunes<\/a><\/u>\u00a0and Citylets website,\u00a0citylets.co.uk\/podcasts<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

Want to get involved?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Just contact us\u00a0letstalk@citylets.co.uk<\/a><\/u>. We look forward to hearing from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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