Lettings

If you are going home over the holidays, it is crucial you leave the central heating on when you are away (minimum 12 degrees celsius) to protect the property against freezing pipes. Please download our Winter Factsheet to ensure you do not return to a flooded property in January

Any home is at risk of condensation, even those which are perfectly maintained. Unfortunately, at this time of year condensation is a common problem within many student properties. What you may not be aware of is that it is often the result of the tenants’ lifestyle, which causes condensation and the subsequent growth of mould.…

Every year, a number of students are tricked out of thousands of pounds by scammers posing as landlords. The scammers advertise properties not owned or managed by them on portals such as Gumtree and Facebook. We have compiled a list of steps for students to follow to protect them against such bogus ‘landlords’ and ‘letting agents’:   –…

Despite it being late in the year to be advertising student property for the 2014/15 academic year, Lawson & Thompson have successfully secured tenants for 3 x four bedroom HMO properties in the past month. These properties had previously been advertised by their respective high-street agents without success since January. We attribute our success to two key factors. One: we have a rapidly-growing…

With the new term fast approaching, we wish to make life as easy as possible for all of our tenants. We realise that moving home is a busy, daunting, and often stressful time, and so we have put together a host of simple to follow, step-by-step guides with advice, information and top tips to help…

The existing ban on new HMO applications in the conservation area of St. Andrews has been extended for a further two years. Councillors chose to implement the controversial ban in 2011 in an attempt to redress the population demographic in the town centre following a study which suggested only 15% of properties in this area…