letting agencies in Edinburgh

[Woody1985]

Can anyone recommend one?

I need to find and move into a place by end of June.

[Ritchie]

whatever you do, avoid click-let at all costs!

complete joke of a company who say one thing to you (tennant) and a completely different thing to the landlord.

best bet is to look on ESPC as they will have lots of different options.

[Wembley67]

http://www.citylets.co.uk/edinburgh-property/

Is pretty good

[Big Frank]

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Can anyone recommend one?

I need to find and move into a place by end of June.

I recently had dealings with a company called D.J Alexander. They turned up 30 mins late to meet me to view a flat in Roseburn. When they got there the guy had the wrong key. Said he would contact me to make another appointment then didn't bother.

Murder. Avoid if your can.

I've been dealing with Drummond Miller and they have been fine....

[CropleyWasGod]

What size of flat are you looking for? I know of a one-bedroomed place in Sloan Street.

[Woody1985]

It needs to be a two bedroom. Room for a double bed and one for a five year old. Not really fussy about the size as long is it's decent..

[CropleyWasGod]

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It needs to be a two bedroom. Room for a double bed and one for a five year old. Not really fussy about the size as long is it's decent..

Kid can go in the oven. Sorted.

[Speedy]

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http://www.citylets.co.uk/edinburgh-property/

Is pretty good

http://www.lettingweb.com/ is another to try, although it will have pretty much the same properties as citylets.

Avoid Grant Management, they're honking!

[Woody1985]

Cheers for the replies, and the suggestion re the kid and oven. I think I'll pursue that.

Here's more slightly challenging questions.

My girlfriend and her kid need to move out of her current place by the end of June and receives rent money via DSS.

What we intend to happen is for us all to move into a new place at the same time but that obviously means that we'll need to pay rent as she'll lose DSS money.

Can anyone confirm what happens in this scenario? Does she just inform the council that's the intention and they cut the money or does it get stopped all together?

She obviously needs the time to get a job and start earning as well, at the moment it's not worth her working due to the rent money she receives and the childcare she'd need to pay but when we all move in together it should be more financially viable with two wages.

I say should because I know the current trap she's in where there's little point in working for the extra she'd receive but I also know the benefit system is a bit of a farce.

Has anyone made this transition before and is it easy enough?

[Hibbyradge]

http://www.dovedavies.com/

[speedy_gonzales]

I'll chuck in Arden Property Management for no other reason than my best mate runs it and it was loosely financed by Kenny Waugh jnr (his wife also runs it, Kenny's-not my mates!).

[Woody1985]

Cheers. Managed to enquire on a few.

It looks like new ones go up on a Monday afternoon.

Set on one already.

[heretoday]

Anyone heard of Littlejohns? Rent out bedsits in Granton, Gorgie etc.

[Woody1985]

S1rentals had the biggest range.

I really wanted one place but the letting agency, citylets, wanted 125 quid admin charge and a credit search would be performed. If you didn't pass they'd keep the 125. Joke.

Looks like we've found another though.

[Stewboy]

Other side of the fence but I used edlet to let out my flat. Highly recommend them.

Tenants we had were fine and the always used edlet