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Property Profile Rooftop Living

Student property specialists on hand to make your house hunting easier.

An established lettings company who specialise in student accommodation, Rooftop Living sincerely understand how hard it can be to find a place to live which feels like home. To help make the process less stressful they have made it easy to find information through a number of means: a regular updated website, literature to pick up and takeaway from their office as well as regular use of local advertising and marketing.

The majority of properties can be found in the most desirable areas of Leeds such as Headingley, Hyde Park, Chapel Allerton, West Park and Leeds city centre. Properties range…

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Real Estate Kristian Wass at Hudson Moody Wass

The owner of Hudson Moody Wass tells us about their new venture as owners of GO Lettings Leeds

It is a busy time of year for the team at Hudson Moody Wass – not only are they rushed off their feet with the usual end-of-year tasks and property demands, but they have also taken on an ambitious venture as the new owners of GO Lettings Leeds.

Many would be daunted by the prospect of an expansion and heavier workload, but not owner Kristian Wass. He admits that it is more work, but says the opportunity came along at the right time. Kristian is confident that his team have the skill, experience and expertise to make it a…

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Property Profile Waterman's Place, Granary Wharf, Leeds

Poke your nose round the door of the hottest city centre properties

Price: £580 per calendar month

Where: Waterman’s Place, Granary Wharf

What’s included: Positioned in the heart of Leeds, this waterside development is perfect for city dwellers. The building is located near the train station making it a hot spot for commuters.

As well as waterside views from all of its 122 apartments, Waterman’s Place in Granary Wharf is also home to large rooftop gardens and a private residents’ terrace – a great community feature among busy city life and a taste of nature in the centre of Leeds.

What sets Waterman’s Place apart from other buildings is its…

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Interview William Stewart and Edward Bishop, Roberts Wharf

These two city livers welcome us into their pad and tell us why they love the location of their flat

How long have you both lived in this apartment and how does it compare to where you’ve lived before?

Will: About four months. It’s a lot better than where I used to live, as it’s in the city, but far enough out to escape the hustle and bustle.

Ed: Yeah, four months. The apartment is a lot nicer than my old one; it’s furnished to a higher quality.

What do you both do for a living?

Will: I’m in executive recruitment.

Ed: And I’m a financial recruitment consultant.

What’s the best thing about living in this part of…

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News VQ Named Great Place in Awards

The Leeds shopping destination beats off national competition at the Urbanism Awards

Following its recent success at the UK Property Awards, Leeds’ shopping development, Victoria Quarter, scooped another prestigious award on Friday 11^th November, when it was voted 2012’s Great   Place by the Academy of Urbanism.

The Urbanism Awards were initiated in 2006 to develop a strong evidence base for high quality, innovative and sustainable urbanism. The Awards process seeks to identify and recognise the best, most enduring or most improved urban environments at various levels of scale and to understand better the processes by which they are nurtured, used and enjoyed.

The annual Call for Entries was launched in…

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News Better SAFE Than Sorry: New Campaign To Protect Tenants And Landlords

Hunters joins new SAFEagent initiative

Tenants in Leeds are being given extra peace of mind thanks to a recent initiative to protect tenants’ and landlords’ money. Letting agent Hunters has become the latest firm to join the Safe Agent Fully Endorsed - or SAFEagent - campaign, which helps consumers identify credible, SAFE letting agents.

Emma Heron, lettings lister at Hunters, says: “We want every tenant and landlord that we welcome through our doors to have peace of mind when it comes to client money protection.And this is exactly what we can reinforce now that we bear the SAFEagent logo."

Some 1,200 lettings and management agents…

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