Our Affiliates
Some of the companies and organisations who work closely with us.
Portolio
When our landlords are thinking of selling we often refer them to Portolio, a specialist estate agent for landlords, selling tenanted properties from one landlord to another landlord. This ensures tenants remain secure in their homes, there are no void periods and it’s altogether a very hands-off solution. It was set up by two Scottish ex-letting agents in 2017, Portolio is the product of the decades of knowledge amassed by Managing Director Chris Wood and Director of Sales Ross MacDonald.
LAS
Landlord Accreditation Scotland (LAS) is a voluntary scheme by which landlords and letting agents can assure tenants that the tenancy arrangements they have adhere to the highest standards outlined in the Scottish Core Standards for Accredited Landlords. LAS has a comprehensive training program for member agents.
SAL
The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) supports landlords and letting agents throughout Scotland. They provide expert advice on legal matters and assistance via a comprehensive collection of factsheets and documents.
CLA
The Council of Letting Agents (CLA) is a sister organisation of SAL targeted at letting agent members.
Safe Deposits Scotland
The largest tenancy deposit protection scheme in Scotland, with over 60% of the market. Western Lettings lodge all of our tenant’s deposits with SDS.
The Property Ombudsman
The Property Ombudsman is a voluntary dispute resolution service. If a tenant or landlord makes a complaint to us and they are not happy with our handling of it, they can seek a resolution through the ombudsman. If the ombudsman upholds the complaint, they can award compensation of up to £25,000.
Vuabl
Vuabl specialises in creating virtual property tours primarily for those involved in the Real Estate industry. What we have strived to do is simplify the process of creating these tours and in turn make them more cost effective and scalable across a clients portfolio. We provide the client with a camera and tripod along with a welcome pack that runs through how to capture the perfect shot. We have made this extremely simple and a two bedroom apartment will not take longer than 15 minutes to capture. Once the client has taken the images they simply upload them to our website and we build out the bespoke tour within 24 hours. This technology helps companies within the Real Estate industry increase conversion rates, increase revenue, save time, qualify buyers/tenants and importantly allows for safe property viewing.
Park Gate Investments
Park Gate Investments provides investors with the expertise, knowledge and data required to invest effectively in Scotland’s largest city. Having previously operated a successful sales and letting agency in the city for nearly a decade, they are well placed to help. investors avoid the pitfalls which are so easily made in property.
Advantage Home Finance
Advantage Home Finance was established in 2015 and offers over the phone and video-chat mortgage and insurance advice across Scotland. Our buy to let specialist Ross McMillian is based in Glasgow, but with all his appointments being conducted via phone or video call, Ross helps and advises people across all of Scotland and indeed the whole of the UK. He has been professionally involved in property for almost two decades now and brings with him extensive experience, knowledge & personal experience as an active landlord/ BTL investor as well as an extensive network of contacts in this area to now help and provide motrgage advice to landlords of all sizes whether in personal or limited company structures. To discuss your mortgage options please initially email Ross directly via [email protected]
