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Guest post by Chris Wood of Legionella Safety Scotland. A lot has been written about legionella and the requirement for legionella risk assessments; you can find some great articles on the SAL website, lots of technical information on the HSE website and of course there was a very good blog article on this website in December last year. Our feeling is…

In this weeks Lettingweb blog posting we ask Miles Gilham from Glenham Property Management what areas of Edinburgh are key areas for HMO property investments. HMO Properties Edinburgh Edinburgh has a thriving property market thanks in part to its large financial sector, high number of healthcare workers, large tourist population needed catered for and multiple universities. In fact Edinburgh property…

Guest Blog Article Contributed by Nykky Banks of iLet Property Management Let’s go back to when you first purchased your buy-to-let property or decided to let out your own property.  Around that time you started thinking “I need to hire a letting agent”, but why did you pick the letting agent you ended up using and what were your expectations? Having…

In 2012, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) amended its policy on management of Legionnaires’ Disease to include residential lettings, and landlords (and letting agents acting on their behalf) became responsible for conducting risk assessments and taking relevant action. Yet many remain unclear exactly what is involved, and where letting agents’ responsibilities lie when it comes to Legionnaires’. The HSE…