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October 8, 2015

Scotland’s private rental sector in detail

Scotland’s private rental sector (PRS) is often perceived as being dominated by rogues, rocketing rent prices and unfair evictions. Fortunately, that perception is very much at odds with reality. The PRS in Scotland is thriving, with professional letting agents, decent landlords and high levels of satisfaction among tenant groups made up of distinctly different sub-markets such as students in…

October 1, 2015

Lettingstats Summer 2015 Report Published

We are delighted to bring you the Summer edition of our Lettingstats report, which can be accessed using this link. This quarter’s edition reflects one of stable or declining rents in the major city areas of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, despite the increased demand for properties. This Summer Report focuses on rent levels in the major cities and ultimately…

September 17, 2015

Scottish Government consultation for letting agents’ statutory code

Guest article by Jane Rattray, Solicitor in Lindsays Housing and Private Letting team at Lindsays Solicitors. Letting agents should be aware of the requirements proposed under the draft statutory code of practice and training requirements published by The Scottish Government last month. The strategy is to create: a private rented sector that provides good quality homes and high management standards, inspires consumer…

September 17, 2015

Rent Control (and Housing Supply) Campaign

Please see below – Lettingweb is supporting PRS4 Scotland’s campaign to lobby MSP’s to try and prevent rent controls being introduced in Scotland in the upcoming housing bill. From the research we have done we feel introduction of rent controls would damage our industry, discourage badly needed investment into the PRS and hurt our Members’ businesses and risks exit from…

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…