According to the latest quarterly figures for Q3 2011  landlords in the city are now charging an average £590 a month, little changed on the same period a year ago.

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Belfast rent prices hold up as house sales sag is a post from: Citylets News

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As you type suggestions will display, narrowing down the possibilities as each additional letter is typed. So, if you are looking for flats to rent in Bruntsfield, typing in B r u  will narrow the possibilities to Bruntsfield and will autofill the text box. Alternatively, if you know the postcode of the area you’d like to rent a property, type the first part eg G12 (the autosuggestion will switch off when a number is typed), narrow your search criteria using the other fields eg 2 bed, flat, £500-900, or just hit return to return all properties to rent in G12.

If all you know is you’d like to rent in eg the south of Glasgow then typing Glas will suggest a number of Glasgow options – use your mouse or keyboard arrows to select Glasgow, South. Similarly using your mouse or keyboard arrows is quickest on those occasions where there are multiple place or area names. For example, there’s a ‘West End’ in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee.

Of course you can still search by city eg Aberdeen, Belfast or town name, Stirling, Ayr, and also council areas such as Renfrewshire or Ayrshire North. Finally, if you have a Citylets reference number eg LG69420 from The Citylets Lettings Guide, typing the number will return the schedule for the property providing it is still available.   

We hope you like the text entry search box and find it easy to use. Let us know if you have any suggestions or comments.

New! Text entry search box is a post from: Citylets News

While there is talk of economic adversity, people will be wary of buying homes. Others simply will not be granted their mortgage. This will drive more people to rent and for longer and we expect the demand for properties will continue to soar well into Q3 of 2008. This is good news for private landlords and their agents but tenants should expect to see rent rises in some areas.
Managing Director Thomas Ashdown commented:

 “It only stands to reason that we are seeing an increase in demand in the letting sector, something we have been expecting over the last 6 months, but the size and speed of the increase is of interest. Most noticeably demand for 2 bed property in edinburgh has shot up by over 30%.

Crunch Times in Letting is a post from: Citylets News

Citylets MD Thomas Ashdown commented, “Partnering with Szkocja.net is in my view one of our best tie ups for the Citylets Network over the last few years. It is phenomenally popular as a focal point for Polish Nationals in this country averaging 600 000 unique visitors per month.”

Szkocja.net meets a much needed public service to the estimated 100k Polish migrants estimated to be living in Scotland but it is privately funded by far sighted Polish nationals who have now found themselves pivotal figures in the Polish & Scottish communities.

We congratulate Szkocja.net for their exceptional efforts & professionalism and welcome them to our network.

New To Citylets Network- Szkocja.net is a post from: Citylets News

The rental market is continuing to thrive in Belfast due to substantial price hikes in house sales in recent years, making renting a flat an ever more competitive alternative.  Demand for rental units is high and already Citylets is becoming a major route to market after just one year.

Mark is more than happy to introduce Citylets to letting agents in the area – he said, “Advertising choice for rental agents in Northern Ireland has been limited over the years but now Citylets has arrived on the scene. It’s clear that the market in Scotland has been diverse and competitive – the product I’ve been asked to deliver here is well above what local agents are used to.”

We have been targeting the top letting agents in Belfast to try our property advertising, and we are proud to welcome the following agents:

Braemore (Belfast)
141 Lettings
Daniel McGeown & Co
Flat Rentals
BTW Shiells
Gerry O’Connor
Belvoir Lettings (East Belfast)
Belvoir Lettings (South Belfast)
Martin & Co (Belfast)
Eric Cairns Partnership
Remax Excel
Space Real Estate
Templeton Robinson
Steve Hewlett Associates
Mary Lloyd
The Rental Company
Ulster Property Sales
Rathmore Property Management

Bigger in Belfast is a post from: Citylets News

Over 25,000 properties are advertised through our network each year and we are proud to be making an association with the charity.  Thomas Ashdown, our MD, said that, “Being in property, Shelter is a natural choice for us and the organisation is well known to many of our clients who deal with the charity on a regular basis.”

Archie Stoddart, Director of Shelter Scotland said, “We are pleased that Citylets have chosen to raise money for Shelter Scotland. Our housing aid centres and families projects across the country offer support and advice to people who are homeless or badly housed and the money raised will help us to continue this work.”

Citylets supports Shelter Scotland is a post from: Citylets News

Citylets News will keep you up to date with both Citylets developments and those in the wider rental market.  We will regularly update this section and we welcome comments on any of the posts.

Citylets as a website is under constant development and it is important for us to get your feedback. This is a really exciting development for us and we are keen for you to be in touch with the people behind the website who are striving to help you find your ideal property to rent with the minimum of effort.

Please note, although the comments section of the blog gives you the opportunity to get involved & chip in with your two cents – it will be monitored. It is not designed to flog other websites, demonize letting agents or landlords, or spread rumours, etc – so please don’t!

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