For landlords
A letting agent that answers the phone.
We manage property across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Fixed, published pricing. Full compliance with the Letting Agent Code of Practice. And a named person who knows your property rather than a ticket number.
- Registered letting agent: LARN2610004
- Client money protected through Propertymark Client Money Protection (member C0142635)
- Professional indemnity insurance in place
- Published complaints procedure, with The Property Ombudsman and the Tribunal signposted
- Every fee published, and nothing to pay until your property is let
How it works
Six steps, and you know what each one costs
No stage of this process contains a surprise invoice. If we have to charge you for something, you were told about it before we started.
- 01
Honest valuation
We look at what comparable properties on your street have let for, not the asking prices still sitting on the portals. Over-valuing wins instructions and loses landlords money in void weeks.
- 02
Compliance check
Before we market, we confirm your landlord registration, EPC, EICR, gas safety and alarm compliance. If something is missing we arrange it. A non-compliant let is not worth the risk to either of us.
- 03
Marketing that works
Professional photography, a floorplan, and the listing live on lintelhomes.co.uk as soon as your certificates are in and you have approved it, sent to our registered applicants. Your registration number and EPC rating are on every advert, as the law requires.
- 04
Referencing that means something
A full affordability assessment, employer and previous-landlord references, and identity checks on every applicant. You see the results, and the choice of tenant is yours.
- 05
Tenancy set up correctly
A Private Residential Tenancy on the Scottish Government's model agreement, its Easy Read Notes provided with it, and the deposit lodged with an approved scheme inside 30 working days.
- 06
Handed over, or run for you
On Let Only we hand you a complete pack and step back. On Full Management we collect the rent, run the tenancy paperwork, and look after the repairs, inspections and certificate renewals as well.
Ready to go? Start that journey now.
Ten minutes of details gets you an instant rent estimate, a booked valuation visit if you want one, and a private tracker showing every step, and whose turn it is, until your property is live.
Services
Pick the level of involvement you want
Two levels of service. Move between them on a month's notice.
I
Let Only
£500+ VAT, once
£600 including VAT
We find the tenant, carry out the checks and put the tenancy in place. From the day it starts, the property is yours to run.
- Rental valuation, with recent local lets evidenced
- Professional photography, floorplan and To Let board
- Advertised on lintelhomes.co.uk and sent to our registered applicants
- Accompanied viewings, Saturdays included
- Referencing on every applicant, included in the fee
- Private Residential Tenancy drawn up on the Scottish Government model
- Inventory and schedule of condition, written and photographed
- Deposit collected and lodged with an approved scheme within 30 working days
- Guidance on landlord registration with your local authority
Payable on the day the tenancy begins, and only if we let your property. Charged once, not for as long as the tenant remains.
Get startedII
Full Management
10%of rent collected, + VAT
12% of rent, and £240, including VAT
We let the property and then run the whole of the tenancy for you: the rent, the paperwork, repairs, safety compliance, inspections and everything that follows from them.
- The whole of Let Only, carried into this service
- Rent collected monthly and paid over with a written statement
- Arrears chased from the day they arise, and escalated
- Annual rent review, with the rent-increase notice served correctly
- Repairs handled end to end, with contractors billed at their own price
- The Repairing Standard maintained and evidenced
- Gas safety annually and an electrical report every five years
- EPC, interlinked smoke and heat alarms, and legionella assessment tracked
- Property inspections with a written photographic report
- Utility and council tax notified at every change of tenancy
- Emergency line outside office hours
- Notice to Leave prepared and served on the correct statutory ground
- First-tier Tribunal applications prepared and lodged
- Check-out inspection, deposit return agreed, and adjudication handled if it is disputed
- Year-end statement for your tax return
Deducted from rent as it arrives. A letting fee of £200 + VAT comes out of the first month's rent each time we let the property, so no fee is payable until a tenant is in. No minimum term; one month's notice on either side.
Get startedOur fees are shown before VAT. VAT at 20% is added to each one. Every other charge is itemised on the schedule of fees.
Already have a tenant?
Whether you found the tenant yourself or are moving from another agent, we take the tenancy on as it stands under Full Management, at the percentage shown. The letting fee is not charged, because there is nothing to let, and there is no charge for taking the tenancy on: the percentage starts with the first rent we collect.
How changing letting agent works: your notice, the handover, the deposit and the council.
To keep or to print
The guide, and each service on a page
A landlord’s guide to letting in Edinburgh and the Lothians, and a one-page sheet for each service with what it covers and what it costs.
Fee sheet
Full Management
What we do to let the property and to run the tenancy, and both fees, on one page.
Open the Full Management sheetPDF, one A4 page
Fee sheet
Let Only
What the fee covers, in the order a let runs, on one page.
Open the Let Only sheetPDF, one A4 page
Guide
A landlord’s guide
Our two lettings services and every fee attached to them, what Scots law asks of a landlord, and how a let runs from the first valuation to the day your tenant moves in.
Open the guidePDF, twelve A5 pages
Reviews
What clients say, in their own words
Every review here was written on our Google Business Profile by the person named, and appears as they wrote it. We cannot edit a word of it, which is the point.
5 out of 5 · 2 months ago
i recommend highly of Lintel Homes despite of them being new in market. hopefully they provide same quick response and level of customer service throughout
Read on Google Maps5 out of 5 · 3 months ago
Great experience working with the team at Lintel Homes. They were really helpful, clear, and easy to deal with from day one. Top-quality service!
Read on Google Maps
Ratings and reviews from Google Maps
Not sure your property is compliant?
Nine questions, an instant red-amber-green report with the statutory basis for every item. Free, on screen, no email gate.
Where we work
Landlord services across Edinburgh and the Lothians
Each area page covers the local market, the council's registration requirements and what your property should be achieving.
Questions
Landlord FAQs
- What does a letting agent cost in Scotland?
- Letting agent fees are charged to landlords, never to tenants. Ours: Let Only is £500 + VAT once, on the day the tenancy begins; Full Management is 10% + VAT of the rent we collect, with a letting fee of £200 + VAT taken from the first month's rent. There are no upfront fees: nothing is payable for letting your property until a tenant is in. Work outside the service you choose, such as a tenancy renewal or managing an empty property, is charged at published rates. Every figure is on our fees page.
- Can you charge my tenants a fee instead?
- No, and neither can anyone else. Charging tenants any fee beyond rent and a refundable deposit is unlawful in Scotland. Any agent offering you a 'free' service funded by tenant fees is breaking the law.
- How quickly will my property let?
- It depends on the street and the price. Well-presented property in Edinburgh's Marchmont or Stockbridge often lets within days, and the Midlothian railway towns move almost as fast for family houses. Price ambitiously and anything sits. We will give you a realistic expectation at valuation rather than an optimistic one.
- Do I need to be registered as a landlord?
- Yes. Every private landlord in Scotland must register with the local authority for each council area where they own rental property. Letting while unregistered can result in a fine of up to £50,000. We check this before marketing and can help you apply.
- What happens if the tenant stops paying rent?
- We chase arrears from the day they arise and keep you informed at every step. Eviction in Scotland requires a Notice to Leave citing a statutory ground and, if the tenant does not leave, an order from the First-tier Tribunal. We prepare and serve the notice, and under Full Management we prepare and lodge the Tribunal application too.
- Read the full guide to rent arrears
- Will rent controls affect me?
- Not yet. The Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 framework came into force on 1 April 2026, but no rent control areas have been designated. Every council must report on local rent conditions to Scottish Ministers by 31 May 2027, and designation could follow from late 2027. What does apply now is a duty to provide rent data to your council within 28 days if asked.
Let’s start with what it’s worth.
A free valuation, the comparable evidence behind it, and a clear view of what you’d net after fees. No obligation.