Glenham June Scottish Rental Sector Data Digest
Quarter Two has been a busy month across the Scottish rental sector and Glenham Property bring you the top key takeaways to keep you up to date with the Edinburgh rental and investment market.
Rental Income & Time to Let
Update to Carbon Monoxide Legislation December 1st 2015
Glenham Property would like to make landlords aware that there has been a recent update to the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 amending the Repairing Standard to make landlords legally responsible for fitting carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in…
Chancellor…Banks Target over 55 with Cheaper Loans on Buy to Lets
If you missed the article about cheaper loans for pensioners in The Times this week then we have recapped this interesting news in a blog posing. UK banks have significantly increased the number of available cheap Buy To Let loans with the…
Property Manager vs Self Manage. What are the pros and cons?
Whether you use a property manager or go it alone is really often down to your personal circumstances and what suits your needs best. To offer a non-bias opinion of the pros and cons of both options this month we have asked Scott Fraser a…
New Landlord Electrical Safety Check Legislation
New legislation has been launched by the Scottish Government in relation to electrical safety in private rental properties in Scotland. From Dec 1st 2015 all rented properties must all have fixed wiring (Electrical Installation Condition…
Glenham Property Shortlisted for 2015 ESTAS
We are very excited to be shortlisted for the ESTAS industry awards which are voted for by our clients. Whilst the winners won’t be announced until the awards ceremony in London on 17th April we are very pleased to be shortlisted and with…
Renting your Property AirBnB
Renting your property or space, (whether single room, suite of rooms, flat, moored yacht, house, castle or igloo), has become an easier and more lucrative endeavour due in part to the explosion of Airbnb. Appealing to both couch-surfers…
Updated Guidelines To Smoke Detector Guidance within Repairing Standard Legislation
If you are a landlord in Scotland it is important to know about recent updates to Repairing Standard Legislation in relation to smoke detectors in rented property.
Property for Pensions: A Rise in the Silver Landlord
With the changes in pension regulation being implemented in April 2015 those approaching retirement and existing pensioners will have more flexibility in how they access their retirement funds. As a result there could be an influx in the…