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…
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…
Private Residential Tenancy in Practice
Now the summer has arrived and we have got through the busy HMO period with the first use of the Private Residential Tenancy (PRT) I thought it might be a good idea to reflect on how the new tenancy is working in practice. The first thing…
Glenham Property Shortlisted for 2019 ESTAS
A premier Edinburgh letting agent, Glenham Property, has been recognised for its outstanding customer service to its clients by the biggest award scheme in the UK residential property industry – The ESTAS Customer Service Awards. The ESTAS…
Brexit, Brexit, Brexit!
As our supposed date of divorce from the EU draws ever nearer I thought it might be an interesting exercise to take a look into my crystal ball, join many other commentators and add some column inches to the Brexit debate. I would like to…
2018 Property Review
It seems to me that Christmas comes around ever more quickly as each year passes and this year has been an eventful one to say the least. The main topic of conversation in the country has been the B word, Brexit has taken up more media…
Why you need property as part of a diversified portfolio
“The most powerful tool an investor has working for him or her is diversification. True diversification allows you to build portfolios with higher returns for the same risk. Most investors…are far less diversified than they should be.” The…
Are landlords really vultures?
You don’t seem to be able to go for more than week without there being some type of negative headlines about the cost of housing in the UK and it is often Landlords who bear the brunt of these. Landlords are often portrayed as uncaring…
Minimum EPC for Rental Property
There has been a large amount of press recently about minimum EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) ratings for rented property. At the moment this legislation does not apply to Scotland, only to England and Wales. The Scottish Government…
The Private Residential Tenancy
The Private Residential Tenancy has been with us now for over 8 months and as a result I thought it might be worthwhile taking some time to see what impacts, if any, there have been. I have looked at the major changes in the PRT here. In…