Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Scotland Bill
There has been a lot in the press regarding the above Bill and we just wanted to provide a brief explanation: What does the legislation propose? The legislation states that no rent increases will be routinely permitted until 31 March 2023.…
Choosing the Right Letting Agent
Property as an asset class continues to outperform most others and has become increasingly popular with investors either as a means of diversification or as a source of residual income. But investing into residential property and operating…
A quick look at the HMO market
Initial Market response The main effect from Covid on the national HMO market with the first lockdown in March 2020 was most students terminated their contracts and moved back home. Demand for properties dropped away significantly and as…
Latest market views
With the news full of doom and gloom around COVID-19, lock downs, Brexit, rising unemployment and recession it can be hard not to feel that Armageddon is fast approaching! As the Chancellor has said the economic emergency has only just…
The “New Normal” & Letting Agents
Covid-19 has added a great deal of additional complexity and stress to all our lives and finding a way through this can be daunting. The world has changed. Businesses need to adapt and change their services to continue to meet the needs of…
Corona Virus and Urban Landscape.
I thought for this blog I would look at what the longer-term effects of Covid-19 could be on how we work, what the impact of this could be on our cities and ultimately the consequences for the residential real estate investment market.…
Some musings on the rental market post lock down
We said in a blog before the market reopened that demand was building during lock down as the market was placed into hibernation and people were unable to move. Since the market reopened in Scotland on Monday 29th June we have experienced…
Pent Up Rental Demand
The lockdown policies implemented by governments across the world have been essential in containing the spread of coronavirus and minimising the impact on their country’s health services and populations. But it has had a massive impact…
The Rental Market
In Zooplas most recent rental market report is was found that demand for rental property rebounded by 30% in the first two weeks of April, although it is worth noting that this hike comes off a low base following the impact of coronavirus,…
Short-Term Lets & Coronavirus
It seems like the days of the Brexit debate have disappeared into the mists of the distant past and have been overtaken by recent events. We are now in the midst of a crisis that looks like it will affect all our lives in ways which were…