Mar

25

Record Turnout At National Landlord Day

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More than 300 movers & shakers in the property rental sector turned out at Scotland’s biggest annual landlord event yesterday organised by the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL). As key sponsor, Citylets expects the event will go from strength to strength as private landlords take on increasing political significance in the current housing market.

MD, Thomas Ashdown commenting on the record breaking turn out said that the success coincided with an extremely positive Government review of private rented housing.”It’s telling that on the day of the event the Scottish Government has published its review of private rented housing and acknowledged that private landlords are playing an ever more important role in the housing market. “I believe what we are witnessing is a sea change in attitudes towards the private sector. There has often been a misconception that it’s about little more than wealth creation however it has a very serious role to play in Scottish housing.

Among the guest speakers at Edinburgh’s Dynamic Earth was Housing Minister Alex Neil, who earlier unveiled key findings of the most extensive study of the sector ever undertaken in Scotland. It found high levels of satisfaction among landlords and private tenants, while also recording a marked increase in demand for private lets among students, young professional and migrant workers. Alex Neil said: “The current economic downturn shows demand for private housing increasing at a significant rate. It is imperative we develop a modern and effective private rented sector.” He added: “The findings are encouraging, but we recognise there is still work to be done. Private landlords have the potential to play a greater role in providing accommodation for homeless households in particular.” Citylets staff who were on hand to meet delegates at the event and answer questions about the quarterly reports included Client Services Manager, Mark Crossey, Kasia Drak who provides customer support and Dr Colin Roberts of Edinburgh University.

Previous quarterly reports can be found at www.citylets.co.uk