Chase One Rabbit There’s an old Chinese proverb: “The man who chases two rabbits, catches neither.” If you want to succeed at something, then focus on that one thing. It’s a philosophy we have embraced at Western Lettings by choosing […]

You probably have come across the word “letting agent” at some point in your life, whether you are a renter looking for a new place to live or a landlord who is thinking about renting out your property. However, what […]

Managing Rent Increases Fairly In my view, rent for tenants should be increased annually but kept below prevailing market levels.  Most landlords see the sense in that approach. Your tenants will likely remain in place, and you will avoid the […]

Rent controls limit the amount a landlord can charge a tenant. This usually happens by freezing or capping rent increases over the course of a lease, but it can also apply to increases between tenancies. Right now, these controls solely […]

New Rules for Scottish Rent Increases Starting in April The Scottish Government’s emergency Cost of Living (CoL) legislation, which went into effect 18 months ago, will expire on March 31, 2024. What was the Cost of Living (CoL) Rent Cap? […]

Managing rental properties – letting agent vs self management So, you picture yourself as a portfolio rental property manager, right? It’s an excellent way to earn a solid livelihood, but there are many aspects to it and it’s possible to […]

As Warren Buffet observed, “Price is what you pay, value is what you get”. I often ponder this after receiving enquiries from prospective clients who cannot think of anything to talk about except price.  I’d say most of our incoming […]

The property rental market in Glasgow remains strong in 2021 despite considerable challenges for letting agents.  In Q1 of 2021, areas out with Scotland’s major cities did best. The impact of home working has fundamentally altered the priorities of many […]

In Glasgow, we’re now in lockdown until at least the end of January.  However, the current guidelines permit house moves and related activity to take place.  This includes property viewings. Hopefully, it will all be over soon.  In the meantime, […]

In this short podcast, Jack Gallagher, founder of Western Lettings, chats to Gillian Semmler about his company’s ‘highly commended’ award at this year’s Scottish Home Awards. He also chats about starting his letting agents in 2008 with the motto “do […]

The Central Belt is back under tight local lockdown restrictions.  With working from home recommended and most hospitality shut or severely restricted, we are once again spending most of our time confined to our flats and houses. But has the […]

COVID 19 has had a big impact on the Glasgow rental property market. One of the main issues for landlords and letting agents at the start of lockdown was the pausing of ‘in person’ property viewings. Fortunately, we were already […]

We’re now two months into lockdown and it has been a month since our last update.  It’s time to say a few words about our operations and the levels of activity that we’re seeing in the market. Operations We haven’t […]

A month into lockdown and we feel it is time for another update.  We want to provide some information on how we are dealing with operational issues and make a few comments on what we are seeing happening in the […]

The coronavirus pandemic has had a severe impact on almost every area of our lives in Scotland. As a ‘severe and sustained threat to human life’ many changes have been already been introduced by the Westminster and Scottish governments. The […]

Like every business, we’re continually adapting to updated advice from the Westminster and Scottish governments as well as industry bodies.  These notes will be regularly updated to reflect the current state of play. Contacting Western Lettings In accordance with government […]

Western Lettings would like to wish all of our clients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year when it comes!   Important information – Office opening hours over the festive period are as follows: Christmas Eve 09:00 AM […]

Western Lettings in Glasgow is delighted to announce a new partnership with rent reporting platform CreditLadder. We realise that for nearly all tenants, rent is their biggest monthly expense. What comes as a surprise for most people is that unlike […]

To start up a new business and turn it into a success is challenging and usually requires a person with lots of energy, determination, resilience and guts. Jack Gallagher founder of award winning independent letting agents Western Lettings in Glasgow […]