Partick has one of the most varied rental markets in Glasgow. Along Dumbarton Road and the streets running off it, the older tenement flats attract students from the nearby universities and young professionals who value the transport links. Closer to the Clyde, the modern riverside developments built in the last fifteen years have attracted a different demographic of longer-term professional renters in newer, better-specified flats. This variety means we carry out CP12 checks on very different types of properties in Partick, often on the same day.
The older Partick tenements present the typical challenges of Victorian rental housing in Glasgow. Boilers that have been replaced multiple times by different owners, gas fires that may or may not still be in regular use, and flue runs that have been modified as properties have been converted and reconverted over the decades. A thorough inspection in these properties takes longer than a modern flat and we allow for this in our scheduling and quoting.
The modern riverside apartment buildings in Partick are simpler from an inspection perspective. Modern combi boilers, no gas fires, clean flue runs and straightforward pipework. These certificates are usually straightforward but we carry out the same thorough check regardless of the age of the property. Landlords in the riverside developments often have multiple units in the same building, and we can schedule these on the same day.