Archive: Landlord News

Today we are writing to update our clients with an important business and market update.   First of all, we would like to thank you for holding your nerve and working with us to a point where we have now let the majority of our properties despite the very tough…

Virtual Viewing Press Release: Edinburgh residential property investment and lettings specialist Cullen Property is celebrating the success of its virtual property viewing programme with just under 90% of student properties let. Initially launched in March to facilitate viewings of Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) without breaking lockdown rules, the service…

First Psychology Scotland (FPS) is launching a series of Free mental health webinars to help Scots de-stress and relax during lockdown. In addition, the mental health service provider, with seven centres throughout Scotland is offering a free downloadable online Coronavirus Toolkit to help people cope with the stresses and impact…

In what can only be described as a time of great uncertainty, our team have banded together to share how they have been maintaining their mental and physical health during life in lockdown. Here's what our team have been up to:   Scott Binnie – Marketing Manager “For the time…

Today, we want to highlight the Coronavirus Scotland Bill and how this will affect our landlords and residents as of the 6th of April. The Bill, as expected, alters the way Landlords can recover possession of a tenanted property under all tenures.  There are two major alterations to the…

Ensuring a Compliant Transition to the Long-Term Market: A Landlord Checklist   In these unprecedented times, we’ve received a significant number of landlords considering different ways of managing their properties. Here we take a look at some of the key aspects of the long-term rental requirements and how these differ…

Following our direct communications with our tenants and landlords regarding guidance during these unprecedented times, we have decided to also share this Coronavirus guidance here on the blog. If you find yourself in a tricky situation, please let our team know in the first instance and we can work…

Virtual Viewing approach - an update:   The new landscape With the adoption of our new ‘virtual viewing' approach and property valuations by way of video walk-throughs, and with all our staff working safely from home, a quote that really resonated with us this week was “We can’t change the…

As most Edinburgh AirBnB Landlords will be aware, Covid-19 (and more specifically social distancing) has had a profound impact on the hospitality and tourism sectors within our beautiful city. For the foreseeable future, the Government has strongly advised against unnecessary travel so it may be a good idea to…

*(TENANTS)* - Click here to sign up to our student property waiting list to receive virtual viewings for upcoming properties*(LANDORDS)* - Click here to receive a free and instant property valuation and our team will be in contact to arrange a virtual valuation   Cullen Property virtual…