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The second issue of our quarterly report into the private rented sector in Belfast (Q2 2010) received some excellent coverage in the local media. Print, Radio and Online Media all covered the story (Irish Times and Belfast Telegraph) as well as specialist Property media such as PropertyWeek . Key findings from the [...]

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Citylets.co.uk – UKs No 1 Residential Lettings Site Jul 2010

Citylets.co.uk retained its position in July 2010 as the No 1 residential lettings portal in the UK according to Hitwise custom category of dedicated residential lettings sites. Citylets.co.uk recorded 57% more visitor traffic than its nearest placed UK competitor despite having no operations in the large rental markets of England. Citylets.co.uk remains dedicated to Scotland and [...]

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Trends in Scottish Residential Lettings Q2 2010

We were really pleased that the BBC published our recent analysis of the Private Rented Sector in Scotland http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-10698297 If you have not seen it our latest issue (No 14) of ‘Trends in Scottish Residential Lettings’ for Q2 2010 reported average monthly rents at £654 in Scotland, a 3.3% rise over the year. Rents in [...]

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No1 Lettings Site in UK

Citylets.co.uk retained its position in June as the No1 residential lettings site in the UK, according to online competitive intelligence agency Hitwise. This is the third consecutive month that Citylets has outperformed all other lettings sites, whether competitors or partners. Of interest is the widening gap from its nearest direct competitor – despite covering a [...]

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Most Expensive Area to Rent a Two Bedroom Flat

Citylets has revealed figures showing for the first time the locations of the country’s most and least expensive rental areas. The research shows that Glasgow’s Park neighbourhood http://goo.gl/2yAR is the top rental hotspot in Scotland, with the average rent for a 2-bed property standing at £1104, closely followed by Aberdeen and Edinburgh’s West End districts. The cheapest [...]

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Budget impact on Private Lettings Sector

The recent increase in capital gains tax to 28% is likely to have an impact on the private rental sector. Although it is not as high as the 40% to 50% rises that were being suggested last week, landlords will still have to adjust to a new investment landscape in which [...]

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Citylets Listings on Google maps

Citylets listings now appear on Google Maps UK and early indications are that this is adding only a very small amount of audience to our Network reach. Will this change over time? As with all sites we distribute listings to, we’ll be monitoring their performance. A lot of companies are claiming to have ‘partnered with’ [...]

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Scotland host England at Citylets Grange

Scotland take on England in a One Day International (ODI) on June 19th at Citylets Grange. This is our 7th year sponsoring the national home ground and we’re lookig forward to a good turnout and a good game. We have 2 spare tickets if you’d like to come and join us for the day…..just email [...]

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Citylets Rental Report Q1 2010

Our latest Citylets Rental Report for Scotland saw average monthly rents standing at £638, a small 1.3% (£8) rise between Q4 2009 and Q1 2010 and an increase of just £1 on the previous year’s figure. The 3 main cities also saw remarkably stable rents over the year. In Q1 2010 [...]

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Launch of Citylets Report in Belfast

We were delighted with the response we have had from Media, Agents and Landlords to the first issue of our quarterly report into the private rented sector (PRS) in Belfast. Print, Radio and Online Media all covered the story (Irish Times and Belfast Telegraph) it seems our analysis meets a growing need for [...]

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