Rent in Scotland Rising Above the Rest of UK
Between June and July this year, property rental prices rose by 10 per cent in Scotland, marking a considerable jump when compared to the 4.4 per cent rise in the UK in the same period last year. The figures, according to the July 2014 HomeLet Rental Index – the biggest monthly survey of private tenants […]
Are rental rungs replacing the ‘property ladder’?
A recent report from Halifax has revealed a change in attitudes towards renting. In 2011, the first Halifax Generation Rent Report described a generation who wanted to buy but couldn’t afford to or didn’t dare try for fear of rejection. Three years and 32,000 survey respondents later, the opinions of 20-45 year olds are changing, […]