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matching the right property to the right people www.murrayandcurrie.com MURRAY & MONTHLY DETAILED MARKET ANALYSIS CONFIRMS AND SUPPORTS OUR CLAIM AS ’S MOST SUCCESSFUL AND RESULTS FOCUSED RESIDENTIAL AGENT

Murray & Currie - New Tenant Profile Murray & Currie - Rentals Secured by Property Size

Professional Student Local Housing 5 Bedroom 4 Bedroom 4% Student 8% 12% 1 Bedroom Local Housing 6% 31%

3 Bedroom 16%

Professional 86% 2 Bedroom 37%

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MURRAY AND CURRIE OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE OF CENTRAL SCOTLAND, AND ARE THE EXPERTS WITHIN YOUR SPECIFIC GEORGRAPHICAL ZONE.

Zone 3 – City Centre (Old Town/Elm Row/London Road/) Zone 3 is the heart of Edinburgh, the City Centre. This covers the Old Town, Elm Row, London Road and Regent Terrace. Bursting with diversity, elegance and fascinating history, Zone 3 is a very highly thought of area to live. With a large range of properties from quaint one bedroom flats to large traditional town houses, the City Centre appeals to a large audience both professional and students. Properties that are on the market in Zone 3 whether it be for letting or selling, do not tend to sit empty for long at all as our statistics demonstrate. Murray & Currie have a strong database with people very eager to take up residency in Zone 3.

Murray & Currie Property Sales & Lettings - Zone 3 - Case Studies

ADDRESS RENT PCM RENT ANNUAL Beds Bath TTL-TIME TO LET NO.OF VIEWINGS TENANT PROFILE LENGTH OF LEASE

60 2f2 St Marys Street, Edin, EH1 1SX 560 6720 1 1 11 days 9 Professional 6 month

13/4B North Bank Street, Edin, EH1 2LP 600 7200 1 1 15 days 11 Professional 6 month

1/3 Castle Wynd South, Edin, EH1 2JT 625 7500 1 1 2 days 10 Professional 6 month

4/3 Browns Place, Edin, EH1 2HX 725 8700 2 1 13 days 7 Professional 3 years

2a Gayfield Street, Edin, EH1 3NR 775 9300 2 1 44 days 17 Professional 1 year

35/1 Leith Street, Edin, EH1 3AT 945 11340 2 1 8 days 7 Professional 6 month

19/5 Gayfield Square, Edin, EH1 3NX 1350 16200 2 2 26 days 5 Professional 6 month

21/1 Blair Street, Edin, EH1 1QR 1550 18600 4 2 16 days 5 Professional 1 year

85/2 East London Street, Edin, EH7 4BQ 1200 14400 3 2 31 days 16 Professional 1 year

17 Spring Gardens, Edin, EH8 8HU 2395 28740 6 3 10 days 3 Professional 1 year

REAL PEOPLE, REAL RESULTS. MURRAY & CURRIE PROPERTY EDINBURGH’S MOST RESPECTED AND DIGNIFIED RESIDENTIAL RENTAL SPECIALISTS WHERE EXCELLENCE COMES AS STANDARD

CASE STUDY 1 13/4B North Bank Street EH1 2LP £600pcm This Studio apartment has been immaculately decorated and offers stunning accommodation in a sought after development. The property benefits from lift access, private laundry facility, direct private access to the from 1st floor. The lounge/bedroom is spacious with views over Gardens.

CASE STUDY 2 35/1 Leith Street EH1 3AT £945pcm The property offers a great location next to Waverley train station and Princes Street. Leith Street's location is simply superb! St James shopping Centre, Waverley Train Station and Princes Street are all within seconds of your front door, but don’t worry, this apartment is located on the first floor and benefits from secondary glazing so once you are inside you would never know that you were in such a bustling part of Scotland's capital city.

CASE STUDY 3 21/1 Blair Street EH1 1QR £1550pcm Blair Street is located in the heart of Old Town, just off the royal mile. A fantastic, central location. Edinburgh University, Old College & Edinburgh Art College are within a short 5 minute stroll. Edinburgh Waverley is on your doorstep, as is the popular Royal Mile, & .

CASE STUDY 4 17 Spring Gardens EH8 8HU £2395pcm An Original Holyrood Farmhouse located in the heart of Edinburgh. This is a unique opportunity to rent a superb family home on the footsteps of Arthurs Seat, Holyrood Park. The house is laid out over three levels and has fantastic gardens to the front and rear. e Murray & Currie brand of unrivalled customer service is now recognised all over the world with landlords based in Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore,

Dubai, Australia, America, Canada, United Arab Emirates and even Ethiopia! In fact we have landlords in 29 countries worldwide!

e PRS Private Rental Sector is forecasted to double in the next 10 to 15 years.

e PRS currently makes up 22% of the population.

Murray & Currie Property Sales & Lettings outperform national averages month on month in TTL (time to let).

e average one bedroom property takes only 14 days to let and two bedroom properties 13 days. we have landlords in 29 different countries 2008 height of the economic down-turn population 471,650

2012 population 499,350

Murray & Currie is an owner managed and owner run company with a dedicated team of 14 residential property professionals with over 100 years of experience, committed to ensuring all your landlord property needs are managed under 1 roof.

At this precise moment in time all residential properties under management are running at 97.8% occupancy

Murray & Currie are open 7 days a week 365 days a year LET THE EXPERTS DO THE WORK Murray & Currie Property Sales & Letting is setting the standard for the rental market In this vibrant rental market, both landlord and tenants need the benefit of a sound, experienced rental agent which operates fairly and honestly and can cater for their needs. Murray & Currie is arguably Edinburgh and Central Scotland’s leading letting business. Formed 5 years ago it has more than 1000 properties under management, ranging from 1 bedroom studio accommodation through to some of Edinburgh’s largest and most prestigious mansion houses. The Company is owner run and managed by its two entrepreneurial founders Richard Murray and Steven Currie, who both have substantial experience in the Edinburgh letting market place. They are both very passionate about the quality of service that they provide and are determined to bring new levels of simplicity, integrity and transparency to landlords and tenants alike. Pledges made to tenants include that drive for excellence; tenants and presenting the properties to the landlords welcome that we are On the 1st of November 2010, the Company launched highest of standards for moving in, prepared to display our commitments its Purple Standard – a pioneering series of complying with all health and safety in this way and enjoy being furnished commitments which provide guarantees and comfort certification guaranteeing tenants are with a superior level of service”. to both landlord and tenant. The Purple Standard safe and protected, addressing all makes a series of pledges to the landlord including maintenance issues quickly and “The shift in attitude to residential that Murray & Currie will provide maximum exposure efficiently, providing a 24 hour letting in the past 4 years has been for properties available for rental through all of its emergency service and returning the incredible and with a significant local, national and international on-line letting portals deposit within the terms of the new supply of high net worth tenants as well as its own website and highly active database, TDS (tenants deposit scheme). looking to secure long term quality Murray & Currie will accompany every tenant on viewings and extensively reference them, will provide “There are more than 175 letting accommodation the future is looking regular weekly updates and feedback during the agents in Edinburgh alone, so there’s very bright indeed for landlords”, marketing phase and once the tenant secured and huge competition in the market place”, added Currie. You can view the confirmed inspections will be conducted after month says Steven Currie. “We want to be the Purple Standard document at one of the tenancy and quarterly thereafter. best and our Purple Standard is part of www.murrayandcurrie.com

SOME OF OUR SATISFIED CUSTOMERS

Renting through Murray & Currie was great; they listened to what I wanted, spent time with me and made the whole Derek Lynch - TENANT experience a pleasant one. I’ll rent with them again

Professional, knowledgeable, honest and hard working. I have 100% confidence that my properties are in the John Millar - LANDLORD best hands...

Our properties are managed efficiently, professionally and enthusiastically by Murray & Currie and that David and Dennis Hegharty - LANDLORDS combination gives us 100% peace of mind CONTACT T: +44 (0)131 226 5050 F: +44 (0)131 226 5020 [email protected] www.murrayandcurrie.com ADDRESS 28 Thistle Street Edinburgh EH2 1EN