Renting Property in Aberdeen - The Tenants Guide
This article provides an overview of renting property in
Aberdeen. This includes information on useful resources, what
details to gather before undertaking your rental property search
and general advice.
Aberdeen - The Overview
Aberdeen is located on the east side of Scotland, East of
Inverness and to the North of Dundee, with a population of
212,125. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's major Cities and is a
popular residential area with 25% of the population aged between
20 and 34. Aberdeen has a strong history and heritage with a
thriving community. Aberdeen is situated on the East coast of
Scotland and has strong trade, tourism, farming and fishing
links.
Aberdeen boasts all of the usual amenities that you would expect
from a thriving city including excellent shopping facilities
with all the regular retail stores but also smaller boutiques
and specialist shops. Nightlife includes many nightclubs, bars,
pubs and restaurants offering something to suite everybody.
Some links that you may find of interest where you can find more
information on Aberdeen.
Aberdeen City Council
Website
Where is
Aberdeen located in the UK?
Renting Property in Aberdeen
There is a wide range of property available in Aberdeen, ranging
from purpose built flats, 1 bedroom houses, traditional terrace
properties, modern family houses to executive detached
properties. Ensuring that there is a property to suite everybody
in Aberdeen and surrounding areas.
Before you start your rental search the first thing to do is
make a decision on your budget you have available either a
monthly or weekly basis. Remember to take into consideration all
of the bills which generally will be your responsibility, these
will include council tax plus amenities including electricity,
gas and water. Plus factor in other overheads you may have, for
example a car or credit cards. Once your budget is fixed then
you can begin your research. Don't forget that you generally
will require one months rent and a deposit equivalent to one
months rent on the day of move in. This can vary and it would be
advisable to ask the letting agent in advance as to what the
charges are.
Property Research
Before rushing into the town centre to gaze into the letting
agent shop fronts make sure that you are prepared. Research is
important in order that you get a good idea of what property you
can get for your budget. The first place to start your research
is to have a good look on the internet, if this is available to
you. There are a number of ways to do this, by far and away the
quickest method is to use one of the online property portals.
These are internet sites that have multiple agents listing their
property, this saves you time and you get to see a range of
property made available by a number of letting agents.
Services made available by the Property Portals.
There are a number of key services made available by residential
letting property portals, the main ones are listed below.
Multiple Emailing Service
Email service to all agents advertised on the site, sending
details of your requirements. The agent then contacts you with
property details that may apply.
Property Specific Email Service
Email service to send directly to the letting agent your
interest in a specific property advertised.
Website Click Throughs
Click through to the advertised letting agents own website.
A good example of a portal that offers these services is
Rentright Residential Property Letting Portal - Aberdeen
Page from here you can perform any or all of the actions
listed above.
Rentright is only one of the major property portals, if you do
not find what you require here then you may find it on another.
What is the next step in the process?
OK, so on recap, the budget is set, research has been performed
on line and an idea of the type of property available in your
budget has been gained. The next task you might want to perform
is the 'area' research. Depending on your requirements of what
you want will depend on what would be classed as a suitable area
to live. For example you may want to live in the city centre,
near to the train station or a catchment area of a good school.
A similar process to your property research would be to do some
internet checks a good site is UpMyStreet which offers a wide
range of details on demographics, crime details, council details
and much more.
The Shortlist
Once you are happy with the research then, if you have already
found a property/properties of interest on the internet then
contact the letting agent and arrange a viewing. If not then you
may consider visiting the letting agent website directly and
registering your details with them or making a trip to the town
to visit the agents personally. Remember that it is also best to
visit a property at different times of the day in order to get
the overall picture of the area.
Top tips to Renting in Aberdeen
A.Fix your budget B.Research available property on the internet
C.Research the areas where you are interested in renting
D.Contact Letting Agents in Aberdeen or surrounding area to
arrange viewings E.Re-Visit an area on different occasions