Renting Property In Aberdeen - The Tenants Guide
By Chris Courtis, Fri Dec 9th

This article provides an overview of renting property inAberdeen. This includes information on useful resources, whatdetails to gather before undertaking your rental property searchand general advice.

Aberdeen - The Overview

Aberdeen is located on the east side of Scotland, East ofInverness and to the North of Dundee, with a population of212,125. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's major Cities and is apopular residential area with 25% of the population aged between20 and 34. Aberdeen has a strong history and heritage with athriving community. Aberdeen is situated on the East coast ofScotland and has strong trade, tourism, farming and fishinglinks.

Aberdeen boasts all of the usual amenities that you would expectfrom a thriving city including excellent shopping facilitieswith all the regular retail stores but also smaller boutiquesand 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 moreinformation on Aberdeen.

Aberdeen City CouncilWebsite

Where isAberdeen located in the UK?

Renting Property in Aberdeen

There is a wide range of property available in Aberdeen, rangingfrom purpose built flats, 1 bedroom houses, traditional terraceproperties, modern family houses to executive detachedproperties. Ensuring that there is a property to suite everybodyin Aberdeen and surrounding areas.

Before you start your rental search the first thing to do ismake a decision on your budget you have available either amonthly or weekly basis. Remember to take into consideration allof the bills which generally will be your responsibility, thesewill include council tax plus amenities including electricity,gas and water. Plus factor in other overheads you may have, forexample a car or credit cards. Once your budget is fixed thenyou can begin your research. Don't forget that you generallywill require one months rent and a deposit equivalent to onemonths rent on the day of move in. This can vary and it would beadvisable to ask the letting agent in advance as to what thecharges are.

Property Research

Before rushing into the town centre to gaze into the lettingagent shop fronts make sure that you are prepared. Research isimportant in order that you get a good idea of what property youcan get for your budget. The first place to start your researchis to have a good look on the internet, if this is available toyou. There are a number of ways to do this, by far and away thequickest method is to use one of the online property portals.These are internet sites that have multiple agents listing

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theirproperty, this saves you time and you get to see a range ofproperty 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 residentialletting property portals, the main ones are listed below.

Multiple Emailing Service

Email service to all agents advertised on the site, sendingdetails of your requirements. The agent then contacts you withproperty details that may apply.

Property Specific Email Service

Email service to send directly to the letting agent yourinterest 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 - AberdeenPage from here you can perform any or all of the actionslisted above.

Rentright is only one of the major property portals, if you donot 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 performedon line and an idea of the type of property available in yourbudget has been gained. The next task you might want to performis the 'area' research. Depending on your requirements of whatyou want will depend on what would be classed as a suitable areato 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 someinternet checks a good site is UpMyStreet which offers a widerange of details on demographics, crime details, council detailsand much more.

The Shortlist

Once you are happy with the research then, if you have alreadyfound a property/properties of interest on the internet thencontact the letting agent and arrange a viewing. If not then youmay consider visiting the letting agent website directly andregistering your details with them or making a trip to the townto visit the agents personally. Remember that it is also best tovisit a property at different times of the day in order to getthe overall picture of the area.

Top tips to Renting in Aberdeen

A.Fix your budget B.Research available property on the internetC.Research the areas where you are interested in rentingD.Contact Letting Agents in Aberdeen or surrounding area toarrange viewings E.Re-Visit an area on different occasions

About the author:Chris Courtis is the co-founder of Rentright Property LettingPortal where you can find information and property for rent.Rentright is a resource available for Property Letting Agents toadvertise property over the whole of the UK. Statistical data inthis article has been used and permitted by UpMyStreet and is accurateat the date written.