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September 3, 2015

Bake Sale Raises £200 for Forth 1 Bed Appeal

Lettingweb’s Bake Sale on Friday 21st August 2015 Raised £200 for the Radio Forth 1 Bed Appeal Every child desires and deserves to have a bed of his/her own. Sadly, for hundreds of children this is just but a dream, especially in Fife, East Central Scotland, the Lothians and Edinburgh. Most of them are either sharing with parents and siblings…

August 21, 2015

Sheriff decides ‘advance rent payments are not a tenancy deposit’

Guest article by Jane Rattray, Solicitor – Housing and Private Letting at Lindsays Solicitors. In a recent case at Dundee Sheriff Court, Cordiner v Al-Shaibany, Sheriff Drummond QC determined that an advance payment of rent by a tenant did not amount to a deposit. The payment included the first and last months’ rent and the court ruled that a landlord had…

August 11, 2015

Lettingstats Spring 2015 Report

The Spring Lettingstats Report (covering the periods March, April, May) was recently published. in this bumper 8th Lettingstats Report is now available we cover a whole range of issues from the 2nd stage consultation on tenancy reform, to the ever louder debate on rent controls, to the worrying implications for the student and festivals markets which will come about if tenancies can no…

July 16, 2015

Joined Up Telecoms – One number, better connected

This is a guest post by Tim Pakenham of 9 Dots Consulting, our Corporate Partner for telecoms. One innovation in telecoms which can prove invaluable to letting agents is unified mobile and office telephony. This innovative service fully integrates fixed line, mobile, desktop and tablet connectivity all on one system. It enables customers, employees and suppliers to seamlessly connect to your business whether you’re…

July 13, 2015

Deposit Protection: Check your tenant in and out

This guest blog article was contributed by mydeposits Scotland, a Lettingweb corporate partner. Sometimes deposit disputes occur and it’s important to make sure that you have the right evidence ready to prove your case. The tenants’ deposit is the tenants’ money so, if you want to claim for cleaning costs, damages or unpaid rent, then you need to prove that…

Author: LettingWeb Team

Bake Sale Raises £200 for Forth 1 Bed Appeal

Sheriff decides ‘advance rent payments are not a tenancy deposit’

Lettingstats Spring 2015 Report

Joined Up Telecoms – One number, better connected

Deposit Protection: Check your tenant in and out