Nobody ever said that customer service is easy. As a letting agent, our top priority is to keep our tenants happy, keep our landlords happy and in order to achieve that, we always strive to go above and beyond. Sometimes, however… that can prove to be a bit more challenging. From circuses and swimming pools to […]
There’s absolutely no doubt that the success of Airbnb and Airbnb agents has completely changed the landscape of the Edinburgh lettings market. It’s a fantastic business model. Allowing users to capitalise on their property by renting their spare room, it’s an easy way to make some extra money. The website that was originally designed to rent […]
With Brexit fast becoming a reality and a potential second Independence Referendum on the cards, we will eventually end up with one of the following 3 scenarios: UK leaves Europe – Scotland Votes to stay in UK UK leaves Europe – Scotland votes to leave UK UK leaves Europe – Scotland votes to leave UK […]
August in Edinburgh. That bittersweet month that every Edinburgh resident loves and hates at the same time. We have the world’s biggest arts festival on our doorsteps. It’s fun, it’s exciting, there’s so much going on… you can’t get a taxi anywhere, the streets are heaving and GET ME OUT OF HERE! It’s a wonderful […]
The Council does not seem to have a clear policy regarding short term lets. Factotum are concerned that landlords are getting confusing advice from council workers. They seem to have advised some of our landlords that a tenancy longer than a month would represent the tenants’ only or main residence, adopting HMRC’s definition of 31 days […]
There are so many reasons to live in the thriving City of Edinburgh. It offers so many opportunities to so many people. We have brilliant universities – making it a huge attraction to students coming from far and wide. We have so much history and culture – making it very appealing to tourists. Edinburgh also […]
The majority of people who rent residential accommodation are tenants, but some are in fact a licensee. Firstly – what is the difference? Licensees are common in establishments where the employee is granted accommodation as part of the employment package. For example, educational establishments. A licence rather than a tenancy is seen as a way […]
Generation Z, also known as the post-millennials or the iGeneration, are rapidly approaching adulthood. Born from 2000 onwards, they are getting ready to take their exams, leave the family home and head to university. They’ll enjoy their 18th birthdays in 2018. Around the time the new Private Rented Tenancy (PRT) comes into force in late […]
Laura Gillies started working at Factotum during her gap year. We thought it would be interesting to hear her property perspective after a year in… After leaving school in July 2015, I decided to take a year out and get a job before starting university. Earlier in the year, my parents had decided to rent their New Town […]