7 September 2015
Proposed Changes to the SPTB
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has this month laid out plans to introduce new bills to improve security for private tenants as well as providing safeguards for landlords in Scotland in what will be the last session of the Scottish…
31 July 2015
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
21 July 2015
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…
27 June 2015
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…
3 June 2015
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…
24 February 2015
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…
22 January 2015
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.
8 January 2015
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…
23 December 2014
Edinburgh Property Price Increase September to November 2014
According to the ESPC list of average house prices in Edinburgh for September to November 2014, the mean average growth across the city has risen 5.1% on the same time period in 2013. Want to know how each area has performed?……