 April 3, 2020 |
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Coronvirus will most likely delay processing of all types of HMO applications. Landlords and investors in Edinburgh property should take it into account and lodge new applications or renewals well in advance.
| March 27, 2020 |
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Covid-19 crisis has shaken short-term let market. Edinburgh landlords can no longer count on tourists filling in their prime location properties. The pandemic affected long term lets to a significantly smaller extent – now it is the time to switch from short term to long term lets.
| March 24, 2020 |
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Although our office will be closed, all Edinburgh Letting Centre’s staff members will be working from home. We are allowed to carry out only emergency repairs and critical checks.
| March 20, 2020 |
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Due to COVID-1 pandemic some members of Edinburgh Letting Centre will be working remotely. We also had to undertake certain steps to protect our tenants, staff and contractors.
| March 13, 2020 |
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Referencing potential tenants is one of the core tasks carried out by responsible letting agents. Proper checks can prevent letting a property to tenants who clearly cannot afford it or have had a bad rental history. So how referencing is being carried out in Scotland?
| March 5, 2020 |
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To help busy tenants, Edinburgh Letting Centre introduced Online Viewings, based on Ricoh 260 Theta technology. We have recently invested in a professional full frame DSLR to take outstanding photos of our properties.
| February 18, 2020 |
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Multiple tenants do not always need an HMO licence in Scotland. There are some exemptions from general rules for family members, including half-blood relations and stepchildren, couples and the landlords and their family members.
| February 7, 2020 |
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New, more detailed HMO inspection reports In late 2019 the Edinburgh Council inspectors started using new electronic inspection forms, containing 10 to 36 fields per room. Hallway has 10 items, bedrooms 26 items, kitchen 36 items, so the new inspection regime is, in our opinion, more thorough than the previous system as it is less […]
| January 31, 2020 |
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How to waive carpeting requirements The Edinburgh Council has recently upgraded their website and, unfortunately, the section with template HMO noise exemption forms is no longer active; the previous hyperlinks no longer work. As per our conversation with the Licencing Team in early January 2020 – the old forms available in 2019 are still acceptable. […]
| January 13, 2020 |
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Renting a flat in Edinburgh as a student is not always easy due to strict income criteria and guarantor requirements. Luckily even international students without UK based guarantors can now secure a flat in Edinburgh – check the article to see our tips.
We are more than happy to help new and prospective landlords with advice.
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