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If you're a prospective landlord or investor, the Gorgie and Dalry area should be on your radar. It's certainly somewhere we've been helping investors acquire property recently. But why is that? As investors and locals of this area ourselves, we put together a brief overview of why this part of Edinburgh is popular with tenants and landlords alike.
There was a bit of panic in the year prior to the Private Rental Tenancies kicking in when it became apparent that we were no longer going to be able to keep tenancies in line with academic terms for House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) properties. A few landlords left the market and some abandoned the student market for the professional one.
Craighouse is a blend of old and new, offering both secluded tranquillity and convenient urban living. The development, located near Morningside in south Edinburgh, is set within 52 acres of mature woodland and occupies a magnificent elevated position on Easter Craiglockhart Hill.
We are delighted to announce that Sandy Gilmour MRICS has joined Rettie as an Associate Director in the Land & Development team. Sandy joins us from Graham & Sibbald, bringing over twenty years' experience in the Scottish market and most recently headed up Graham & Sibbald's National Investment + Development practice.