The Council of Letting Agents (CLA) and Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) have warned that Scottish Labour’s proposed amendments to the Housing Bill would reduce the number of properties available to rent and lead to a rise in antisocial behaviour in Scotland’s communities. The proposed amendments to introduce rent control and give tenants over three years security of tenure would Continue Reading

US property tycoon Donald Trump has confirmed that he has bought the Turnberry golf resort. He has purchased the entire South Ayrshire complex, including the hotel, from Dubai-based group Leisurecorp for an undisclosed sum. In a statement, Mr Trump said it was "an honour and privilege to own one of golf's greatest and most exciting properties". Turnberry is the only course in the Open Continue Reading

As we approach the historic games in Glasgow many people have been asking me about the possibility of renting their house out in the Glasgow and Ayrshire areas. If this is something you are thinking about then please contact us for our Free Games Letting Guide which will give you all the information you need info@homesureproperties.co.uk or call 01292 268501. Continue Reading

The subject of passwords has been in the news because of the whole Heartbleed virus situation, and I've had to reset some of my passwords, which I hate, because I can NEVER remember my passwords. But it seems, neither can anybody else! I saw an article on the most popular passwords, and discovered that millions of us choose exactly the same passwords, even though we think they're unique and Continue Reading

As part of my duties within the steering group of the Council of Letting Agents (CLA) I was invited to attend the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday evening for a meeting with ministers on promoting good practice within the lettings industry.  There were many guests there from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, The Scottish Association of Landlords and the Association or Residential Letting Continue Reading

Well we got to the finals of the National Entrepreneur Awards in Birmingham last weekend.  We didnt win but it was epic for a letting agent from Ayr to get to the finals. The awards were hosted by comedian Alistair McGowan and was attended by over 1300 business owners who packed out the confidence centre to see who the winner would be. I even got a change to meet Sir Chris Hoy at the event. Continue Reading

Scott Weir, the Managing Director of Homesure wins Entrepreneur of the Month for September 2013. Click here to see the full story...     Continue Reading