Buy to Let

Are you thinking about investing in a Buy to Let property in Edinburgh or Lothians?
Feel free to call at our office for complimentary Buy to Let advice.

What would you like to know?

• What areas let quickly.
• What type of tenant you should expect in different neighbourhoods.
• Who is your perfect tenant.
• What kind of properties are easiest to let.
• What kind of properties generate best yields.
• Does it make sense to HMO a 3 or 4 bedroom flat? How much would it cost.
• What are typical HMO versus non-HMO rents in searched area.
• Has Brexit affected Edinburgh rental market.
• Should you be looking for Full Management property service or Let Only / Tenant Find Only.
• Rents for similar properties in your preferred area let within the last 6-12 months.

You don’t have to rely solely on our experience. We will back up our answers with Zoopla Pro comparables reports that we can generate for any postcode in Scotland, showing a list of properties let in searched area, their brief descriptions and rents achieved in the last 6 or 12 months.

Key facts on Edinburgh rental market

Rents in Edinburgh rose by 3.3% in 2017 after 3.6% growth in 2016. Rents for 1 bedroom properties rose fastest, by 3.5%, while rents for 4 bedroom properties fell by 0.5%. It takes, on average, 23 days to let a flat in Edinburgh, between 17 days in case of 1 bedroom flats and 54 days in case of 4 bedroom properties.

Sources:
Citylets Q4 2016 and Q4 2017 reports.