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Letting agents in Morningside

Comfortable south-side suburb with strong schools and generous flats. Tenants here sign long and stay.

Rents across Edinburgh

One bedroom
£1,075
Two bedrooms
£1,495
Three bedrooms
£1,975
Typical gross yield
4.8%

A guide for the council area. Morningside is priced to the street in your valuation.

Who rents here

Letting a property in Morningside

Families, senior professionals and academics.

We let and manage property across the whole of City of Edinburgh Council’s area, and price each town on its own comparables rather than the council average. The wider picture, what drives demand and what the register says about prices, is on the Edinburgh page.

Getting around

Typical off-peak times from Morningside. Approximate, door to door.

  • Napier (Craiglockhart)≈10 min by bus
  • Princes Street≈20 min by bus
  • Astley Ainslie / Sciennes≈15 min walk

New homes coming to Morningside

Our new build atlas places 3 sites in and around Morningside, 0 of them under construction, with 11 homes counted on them in the councils’ own audits. Every new estate produces landlords a few years on, when first owners move and let rather than sell.

  • Temple Park Crescent: 46 homes
  • Canaan Lane, Ark Housing Association: 11 homes
  • St Kentigern's Church St Peter's Place: 10 homes
See the new build map →

What homes sell for in City of Edinburgh

2023

Median sale price
£268,961
Since 2018
Up 22%
Middle half of sales
£195,000 to £390,000
Homes sold in 2023
10,052

Sale prices for the whole of City of Edinburgh, not just the neighbourhoods we cover, so treat them as the backdrop rather than a valuation. Source: Registers of Scotland, via statistics.gov.scot, Open Government Licence v3.0. 2023 is the most recent year published.

Council tax in Edinburgh

2026-27

The year’s bill by band: City of Edinburgh Council’s council tax with Scottish Water’s water and waste water charges, which arrive on the same bill.

Band A
£1,518.91
Band B
£1,772.07
Band C
£2,025.22
Band D
£2,278.37
Band E
£2,933.73
Band F
£3,584.57
Band G
£4,271.55
Band H
£5,288.46

Council tax up 4% on 2025-26, when band D was £1,563.51. Source: Council Tax bands, City of Edinburgh Council, checked 7 September 2026. All four councils side by side.

What we do for Morningside landlords

Three levels of service, the same price for every landlord. Our fees include VAT at 20%. Nothing is added to the figures shown.

I

Let Only

£795once

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.

II

Let & Rent Collection

10%of rent collected

We let the property and then look after the money: collecting, chasing and accounting for the rent, and handling the tenancy paperwork throughout.

III

Full Management

12%of rent collected

The whole of the tenancy, run for you: repairs, safety compliance, inspections and everything that follows from them.

The full schedule of fees

Questions

Letting property in Morningside

How much do letting agents charge in Morningside?
The landlord pays, never the tenant: charging tenants is unlawful throughout Scotland. Our fees are the same in Morningside as everywhere we work. Let Only is a fixed one-off fee, Let & Rent Collection and Full Management are a percentage of the rent collected, and there are no set-up, renewal or exit fees. The whole schedule is published on our fees page.
Who rents in Morningside?
Families, senior professionals and academics.
Do I need to register as a landlord to let in Morningside?
Yes. Morningside sits in City of Edinburgh Council's area, so you register with City of Edinburgh Council before the property is marketed. Registration lasts three years, your registration number must appear in every advert, and letting while unregistered risks a fine of up to £50,000.
What rent should I expect in Morningside?
As a guide across Edinburgh, one-bedroom property lets at around £1,075 pcm, two-bedroom at around £1,495 pcm and three-bedroom at around £1,975 pcm. Morningside varies street by street, which is what the free valuation is for: a figure for your property, with the comparable lets behind it.
Are new homes being built in Morningside?
Yes. The new build atlas places 3 sites in and around Morningside, 0 of them under construction, and the councils' audits count 11 homes on them. New homes bring first owners who later move on and let, and tenants who want a modern home near the same schools and stations.

Find out what your Morningside property should be letting for.

A free valuation priced to the street, with the comparable lets behind it. No obligation, and no pressure afterwards.

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