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July 10, 2014

Lettingstats Reveal Healthy Rental Market

A report for Scotland’s private rented sector – essential resources and analyses for tenants, landlords and agents. Lettingweb are delighted to bring you the new ‘maptastic’ Lettingstats report compiled by Dan Cookson, Head of Research at Lettingstats. This new report provides you with the most in-depth and innovative analyses on the market and includes a new feature that gives you…

July 4, 2014

Our Guide to Student Accommodations

It’s that time of year again. Prospective students are looking to sort out their student accommodations for the coming academic year. September is not so far away! This article shows you around a few of the most and least popular types of student accommodation with a special emphasis on choices available for first-year students who may still be unsure of…

May 23, 2014

Gold Member Share Offering

Last week was incredible. We broke the news about our imminent Gold Member Share Offering at our three Making Letting Better Once and For All Events. It went down a storm, with many agents registering their interests on our share offering site. If you haven’t already, I’d advise you to do so, as this exclusive, members-only share offering is only…

April 2, 2014

You Cannae Get More Canny than Buy-to-Let in Glasgow

If you’ve never thought of investing in buy-to-let before, now’s the time and Glasgow’s the place. Right now entry costs are significantly lower than other key UK cities. Our recent Lettingstats report highlights that house prices have actually dropped. In fact, the average house price is about 17% below the Scottish average. While the costs of investing in buy-to-let in Glasgow are proportionately lower, rents…

December 16, 2013

Demand Without Supply: How Aberdeen Became Scotland’s Renting Hotspot

The latest statistics for Aberdeen once again show a city that is more expensive and competitive for renters than anywhere in Scotland. The average rent for a 2-bed property in Aberdeen is now over £1,000, up 15% on the year. For a 4-bed, it is over £2,000, up 12%. Comparatively, rent levels in Edinburgh are now only around three-quarters of…