If you have a property and you are looking to manage it yourself as a long term let then you have some options with help finding a tenant. This is usually the toughest part in letting - so let someone else do the hard work for you! We offer a tenant find service or we can do just the advertising for you - whichever suits you best. The rates are very competitive; £125 for advertising only and £350 for the tenant find service. The latter including: - Advertising - Viewings - Re

Holiday lets in Edinburgh are currently in sharp focus with Airbnb's latest press release (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-42733066) detailing a maximum 90 day availability on their site. Airbnb are just one in a number of advertising portals used by holiday let owners and agents in Edinburgh and consequently it is unclear how much of an impact the 90 day restriction will have. As someone who has worked in the Edinburgh rental market for some time no

Here at Laidlaw Lettings we offer a competitive price for our tenant find service. For £350 we carry out the following; Advertising Accompanied viewings Referencing of the tenants Lease documentation Inventory Organisation of landlord certificates Collection of deposit & first month's rent Check in Transfer of deposit to tenant deposit scheme At which point we then hand over the management of the rest of the tenancy to you the landlord. ​For more information contact Susan on

Remember to test smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms on a monthly basis - even hard wired systems as they still need checking to ensure that they are in good working order.

Above is an example of one of the holiday lets that we turnaround between guests. Our costs are very competitive and our service exceptional. For more information please contact Susan on 01875 702071 or at susan@laidlawlettings.co.uk.

We hope you all had a wonderful Festive Season. Here's to an exciting 2018! With lots of change on the horizon for long term lets with letting agent regulation and the new private rental tenancy getting into full swing there are many things to get to grips with being a landlord. For information on all that is going on please contact Susan at susan@laidlawlettings.co.uk or on 01875 702071.