Posts by Alex Thompson

Check out our new student property promotional video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V_haH9LRKw

Yesterday we attended the National Landlord Day at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, and have created this short movie to document our experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lslPB7GTpxc&feature=youtu.be 

Today we attended a training seminar on landlord tax in Edinburgh, learning about the newly announced landlord tax obligations and landlord entitlements to claim.

We wanted to introduce you to a future Lawson & Thompson employee, baby Theodore James Lawson. He was born at 1029am on Monday 14th September and weighed 8 pound and 10 ounces. He is fit and healthy.

Thank you to everyone who visited our stall at the Freshers’ Fayre today. We hope you found our advice helpful looking ahead to renting a student property for 2016/17.

News of our prestigious award has made the local papers! Copy of article below:

We are delighted to announce that Lawson & Thompson have won the Bronze award for Best Property Management Company in the Sunday Times Letting Agent of the Year awards.   Over 5,000 letting offices entered the awards from across the United Kingdom and Ireland in what is widely regarded as the most prestigious and difficult…

We recently attended the Scottish Council of Letting Agents annual conference in Glasgow. The conference is an excellent opportunity for us to hear from policy makers within the Scottish Government to learn about future changes within the private renting sector.   There are significant changes currently being proposed by the Government which will have profound…

Today our Facebook followers reached 900 – an important milestone. The power of Facebook and social media cannot be underestimated – particularly in the student market where students expect to be able to do everything online. Combined with our email marketing list, we are now able to reach a massive audience within a few clicks. Thank you to…

If you are going home over the holidays, it is crucial you leave the central heating on when you are away (minimum 12 degrees celsius) to protect the property against freezing pipes. Please download our Winter Factsheet to ensure you do not return to a flooded property in January