Entries by Jillian Rownad

Changing your residential property factor or manager can often be perceived as an overwhelming task, but it’s a straightforward process. The first step involves reviewing your Deed of Conditions, which outlines your rights and obligations, including your ability to change your factor. Most deeds will allow for a change if most homeowners agree. Once you […]

Are you thinking of engaging a Property Factor rather than managing your block yourself? Here’s our for and against which might help with your decision. Pro’s for having a Factor. Con’s for having a Factor. At Factors Direct we are an impartial voice that should guide the owners in the right direction and will help […]

How to change a property factor If you are unhappy with your current factor or perhaps you self-factor. At Factors Direct, we pride ourselves on providing a hands-on, proactive residential factoring service that helps maintain your property to its highest standard. But first, let’s answer the important question – How do you change factors? It is […]

Property Factors – What you need to know Owning a property can be daunting, taking out your first mortgage can seem overwhelming let alone dealing with your property’s internal maintenance. So, why would you want to have the hassle of dealing with the communal external areas that’s where a Property Factor can help. What do […]

The history of factoring can be summed up in this extract from the Final Report of the Glasgow Factoring Commission, 2014. “Factoring of residential properties in Scotland emerged from the tenement building boom of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, and was especially significant in Glasgow, where landlords built and owned whole tenements. The […]

FACTORS Direct, the property factoring company launched earlier this year by Glasgow-headquartered Cairn Group, has acquired Clyde PM, the factoring arm of estate agent Clyde Property, and the Scottish arm of Glasgow-based Nationspaces Developments which operates across all aspects of property management. The latest acquisitions follow Cairn Group’s purchase last month of Rannoch Property, the […]

There are many benefits of having a property factor in place, and we have listed some of these as follows:

Looking to change to a new Factor in the new year ? Our fresh and new approach to building management. Factors Direct have an enthusiastic team ready to provide a hands-on service to our clients. We are eager to build relationships and establish ourselves as a reliable and forward-thinking factor. We don’t want to just […]

Winter-Proof Your Property With Factors Direct Although still quite mild, it’s inevitable that things will turn colder as the weeks continue to draw in. And as the weather turns cooler there is more potential for damage to be caused to properties, and for house holders to run up larger than normal energy bills. We have […]