EACH week The Scotsman gives you a top ten guide to pertinent financial issues. With the credit crunch still gripping Scotland tightly, there has never been a more competitive time for renting out or selling properties.
The property market might be in a state of flux but that doesn’t mean standards are dropping. In fact, the growth in the rental market means landlords have to try even harder to get the most monthly income from their property.
Edinburgh-based Braemore Property Management is advising “reluctant” landlords to make sure their properties are in order before entering the rental market.
LANDLORDS in Scotland have been warned there are tough times ahead as the challenges facing the buy-to-let market grow.
By Jeff Salway
TENANTS are taking longer leases on rented homes as the housing market remains severely restricted, a leading letting agent has claimed.
It’s been a busy year in the rental sector, with the impact of the slowdown in the sales market having a welcome effect on lettings. This new newsletter will keep you up to date with upcoming landlord requirements and give you our well informed view of the market...
IT'S hardly what most people would call a des res.
There's no bedroom, bathroom or kitchen – in fact there are no windows and it hasn't got a toilet or running water.
By William Frame
ANYONE trying to sell property probably doesn't need reminding how tough it is out there.
But while the situation doesn't make for good reading, it's important that we don't batten down the hatches completely and talk ourselves into a housing market crisis.
In fact, it's probably time we started to be optimistic.
RENTS are soaring in the city as increasing numbers of people decide to put of buying a home.
Sunday Express (Scottish Edition)
The lettings market in Scotland is continuing to boom, according to one property specialist.