Day: October 6, 2025

THE PERFECT CHECK IN: A Foolproof Process For Every Landlord

​A new tenancy is a major milestone in the relationship between you and your new tenants, yet so many check-ins fail to take advantage of the opportunity.​

Successful check-ins are more than transactional checklists. They’re your chance to set the tone for the entire tenancy, with you as a trustworthy landlord, and your tenants as conscious caretakers.

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Fife First-Time Buyers:  It’s Tough, But Not as Tough as You Think

The typical first-time buyer home in Fife costs £113,334, which is a lot of money in anyone’s book.

For years, the housing affordability debate has been framed in terms of house prices compared to average incomes. That makes a neat headline, but it isn’t how first-time buyers think. When you are weighing up your first home in Fife, the question isn’t “how many times my salary is the house worth?”. It’s “what slice of our take-home pay will the mortgage swallow each month?”

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